Typically talking, CNN’s protection of the so-called Trump “hush cash” trial has taken such an onanistic flip that affordable folks might query whether or not Jeffrey Toobin is now in control of the once-revered Cable Information Community. Essentially the most ridiculous iteration of this protection? Dramatic readings of the trial transcripts.
Watch as one more evening of dramatic readings kicks off tonight’s episode of CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, as aired on CNN on Tuesday, Could 14th, 2024:
ELLIOT WILLIAMS (AS TODD BLANCHE): You referred to President Trump as a “Dictator Douche Bag”, did not you?
MARCUS CHILDRESS (AS MICHAEL COHEN): Feels like one thing I stated.
WILLIAMS: And on that very same TikTok, so once more on April twenty third, you referred to President Trump when he left the courtroom, you stated that he goes proper into that little cage, which is the place he belongs in an effing cage like an animal. Do you recall saying that?
CHILDRESS: I recall saying that.
LAURA COATES: Mmm. That’s a dramatic studying, Abby.
ABBY PHILLIP: Yeah. I imply, that is kinda the way it went down, intonation and all, Marcus. Thanks for that. Additionally with us…
COATES: No New York accent, although!
PHILLIP: No New York accent, however…
COATES: The place are the New York accents? What are you doin’?!
WILLIAMS: You guys know I can’t try this.
COATES: All proper.
ALL: (laughter)
I can’t think about the trajectory that leads these guys to legislation faculty, construct careers, serve respectively within the Obama administration and on the Home January sixth Committee, solely to be introduced on CNN and be made to learn “Dictator Douche Bag” in addition to Michael Cohen’s hangdog responses, after which be berated by Laura Coates for insufficiently performing these dopey readings in a comedic Noo Yawk accent. Nor can I think about the galaxy-brain calculations that end in performing this schtick now for a second evening in a row, considering that is good tv. Or journalism.
However right here we’re.
Have been it not for the truth that this trial is the fruit of an ongoing effort to weaponize state and federal authorities towards the main opposition presidential candidate, it will nearly appear wholly applicable to cowl this joke of a trial and underlying fees in a comedic method.
There are lots of phrases that come to thoughts with which to explain the nonsense working on CNN air (or MSNBC’s, for that matter), however journalism isn’t one such phrase. CNN’s creepy, cheerleady protection of this trial is the furthest factor from journalism, and embodies the worst excesses of Regime Media.