Breitbart CEO Lobbies For Congressional Press Passes

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperlberg/breitbart-ceo-lobbies-for-congressional-press-passes?utm_term=.nuKd1B2Dv#.gexpRrN1l

Breitbart News has made a name for itself as a smashmouth, far-right outsider deeply critical of the Washington establishment. Now the controversial conservative news outlet is trying to take steps to increase its access inside the Capitol.
On Friday afternoon, deep in the bowels of the U.S. Senate, Breitbart CEO Larry Solov petitioned the standing committee of the U.S. Senate Press Gallery — which is made up of five reporters at traditional media outlets — to grant the site permanent press passes so its reporters could move freely within the halls of Congress.
Outlets that want to gain permanent access are asked to reveal certain financial information to make sure the news organization isn’t tied to any special interest group. For the committee, the central issue of Breitbart’s application is its ownership structure and potential ties to Steve Bannon, the senior White House adviser who used to run the company.
At the meeting, Solov told committee members that Bannon resigned from Breitbart via a phone call. The committee asked Solov if Bannon could state publicly or put on letterhead that he has no affiliation with the company anymore. “If I could get Bannon to write it down, I would,” Solov said.
When asked about the financial ownership of the company, Solov asked if he could disclose that to the committee members privately (there were three reporters present documenting the on-the-record event). Solov said he wanted to reveal as little as possible about Breitbart’s financial structure, but when pressed by the committee he said that the company’s owners are himself, Susie Breitbart (the widow of founder Andrew Breitbart) and the Mercer family.
The Wall Street Journal reported in January that the Mercers, a powerful political family with deep ties to President Donald Trump, bought nearly 50% of Breitbart News for $10 million in 2011.
Solov said that Susie Breitbart has the largest percentage ownership stake in Breitbart. He declined the committee’s request to elaborate further on who in the Mercer family owns a stake.

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NO NO NO NO AND FUCKING NO - They want to become the next Pravda.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. For those who didn't know - Susie Breitbart is the daughter of Orson Bean.