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L. Coyote

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43. Rachel Maddow Stands Tall And Refuses To Back Down When Threatened By Donald Trump

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2017, 08:39 PM

May 2017

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/03/14/trump-white-house-threatened-rachel-maddow.html

Mar 14th, 2017
Rachel Maddow refused to bow to Donald Trump's baseless threats. After the Trump White House had threatened her, the MSNBC host reported on a leak of Trump's 2005 tax return.

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So Rachel has been receiving threatening letters from lawyers [View all] malaise May 2017 OP

Did she say that on her show? still_one May 2017 #1

Yep malaise May 2017 #3

wow still_one May 2017 #5

Threatening letters from lawyers are a wonderful revealing thing C_U_L8R May 2017 #2

Aren't they though? That means you have someone's attention... Raster May 2017 #8

Not just Trump's people, FuzzyRabbit May 2017 #20

Oh yes! There far more foxes in the hen house than probably any of us suspect. Raster May 2017 #23

Lawyer's letters are not going to scare Rachel.. chillfactor May 2017 #4

call me a nervous nelly, but I wonder how her bosses at Comcast feel? rurallib May 2017 #6

Her ratings will keep her safe from them - $$$ always win n/t Lucinda May 2017 #10

wasn't donohue the ratings stud at MSNBC when they let him go? rurallib May 2017 #12

I believe Donahue was cut loose because he was against the Iraq invasion. oasis May 2017 #15

It would be equivalent bucolic_frolic May 2017 #13

The American right is fascist. Dawson Leery May 2017 #7

Actually, the fascist American right has been overtaken... BBG May 2017 #17

Walter on nihilists SchrodingersCatbox May 2017 #19

The Dude abides. nt fleabiscuit May 2017 #22

Rachel is one of the highest rated shows right now meadowlark5 May 2017 #9

Grassley is aiding the cover-up. democratisphere May 2017 #11

So is Lindsey Graham, among others... dchill May 2017 #14

Hell, the whole of the GOP Plucketeer May 2017 #32

Did she show copies of the letters on the air or did she just mention them without graphics? LonePirate May 2017 #16

No she did't show themn/t malaise May 2017 #25

Re Grassley... orangecrush May 2017 #18

Snake tiptonic May 2017 #37

... orangecrush May 2017 #38

That was brilliant. Amaryllis May 2017 #40

I like that malaise May 2017 #42

intimidation of the media. they're trying to shut her down. spanone May 2017 #21

Watch Rachel, keep the ratings high CanonRay May 2017 #24

I take it that this is the _nth dimensional chess that Trumpsters are always crowing about. nocalflea May 2017 #26

Rachel represents EVERYTHING they hate and fear the most.... Guilded Lilly May 2017 #27

Nasty letters from lawyers do not scare Rachel Gothmog May 2017 #28

I wish she would show the letter(s) so everyone can see how they're operating. ATL Ebony May 2017 #29

Let them sue her in court and there will be more discovery than they want to be disclosed kimbutgar May 2017 #30

I hope MSNBC is providing 24/7 protection for her. (nt) ehrnst May 2017 #31

That's my first thought! nt Plucketeer May 2017 #33

Yes, they had better.. whathehell May 2017 #34

In Rachel's line of work Mr.Bill May 2017 #35

Surprise? tiptonic May 2017 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Amaryllis May 2017 #39

They can write all the letters their time allows. lpbk2713 May 2017 #41

Rachel Maddow Stands Tall And Refuses To Back Down When Threatened By Donald Trump L. Coyote May 2017 #43

I remember that malaise May 2017 #44