Reince Priebus: Weve Looked at Changing Libel Laws.

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White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said on Sunday that the Trump administration has “looked into” the possibility of changing the country’s libel laws in order to make it easier to sue news organizations. President Donald Trump has made the suggestion at least twice as both a candidate and as president.
“I think it’s something that we’ve looked at, and how that gets executed or whether that goes anywhere is a different story,” Priebus said on ABC’s This Week. “But when you have articles out there that have no basis or fact and we’re sitting here on 24/7 cable companies writing stories about constant contacts with Russia and all these other matters.”
Priebus’ comments come on the heels of the White House Correspondents Dinner, the annual celebration of the First Amendment and the freedom of the press. Trump decided in February that he would not attend the dinner, in a break with tradition. During the campaign last year, Trump said he wanted to “open up” libel laws, and last month he suggested a “change” in the laws as part of his continued attacks on The New York Times.