National Enquirer Publisher: It's Our First Amendment Right to Silence Karen McDougal Over Trump

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National Enquirer Publisher: It’s Our First Amendment Right to Silence Karen McDougal Over Trump
The parent company of the National Enquirer hit back at Playboy model Karen McDougal, claiming the Constitution protects its ‘catch-and-kill’ of her story of an affair with Trump.
Kate Briquelet 04.02.18 9:55 PM ET

The National Enquirer’s publisher claims its agreement to purchase and bury former Playboy model Karen McDougal’s story of her alleged affair with President Trump is protected by the First Amendment, according to new court filings.

On Monday, American Media, Inc. (AMI) asked a Los Angeles court to dismiss McDougal’s lawsuit, which seeks to release her from a “catch and kill” contract that gave the company exclusive rights to her story in exchange for $150,000.

McDougal, who allegedly had a 10-month affair with Trump beginning in 2006, says she was pressured into signing the hush agreement months before Election Day.

McDougal’s case is one of several relating to President Trump, who is being sued by porn star Stormy Daniels to void her own “hush agreement” over her alleged tryst with the commander in chief. Trump also faces a defamation suit from former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos, who has accused him of sexual misconduct.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-enquirer-publisher-its-our-first-amendment-right-to-silence-karen-mcdougal-over-trump?ref=home

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1. SIXTY MILLION Americans support this fascism. They all vote.

But hey, lets only vote for the democrats who fulfill our checklist

Aww fuck it, nobody is that stupid. That message is from Putin, the one about needing candidates to fulfill checklists or be perfect.

Straight out of Moscow

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2. You are right

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3. Republicans are Why we Can't Have Nice Things (like the First Amendment)

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4. So... They are admitting that they lied to her about publishing the story.

She signed the contract with the understanding that the story would be published. And NE just said that they never intended to publish the story. So NE wrote the contract in bad faith to mislead her.

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5. K & R for irony of headline's quote.

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7. It's sickening what money can buy in this country

Even the 1st amendment is for sale to the highest bidder.

Just damn.

[SunSeeker]

8. Yep. nt

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6. Omg, Thats not how it works

But they’ve got the art of gaslighting down pat.

[Initech]

9. Time to start contacting the NE advertisers! They cannot get away with this!

The Enquirer's advertisers need to be made aware that they sponsor fascism.