Talk about a bit of an over-reaction - this is about the John Podesta piece from the 27th regarding his ties to a Russian business. From the Washington Examiner:
John Podesta slaps the Daily Caller with a cease-and-desist letter
John Podesta slapped the Daily Caller with a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday after the conservative news outlet published a story about the former Clinton campaign chairman and Obama counselor.
The letter sent to publisher Neil Patel, sent by Podesta's counsel, Marc Elias, singles out a March 26 article titled, "EXCLUSIVE: John Podesta May Have Violated Federal Law By Not Disclosing 75,000 Stock Shares." In it, reporter Richard Pollock wrote that Podesta "may have violated federal law by failing to disclose the receipt of 75,000 shares of stock from a Kremlin-financed company when he joined the Obama White House in 2014."
A bit more:
The letter demands the Daily Caller "immediately cease publication of these false and libelous claims." It also demands that a correction to the story be published, clarifying that Podesta met his financial obligations.
Well, the article was still up at the Daily Caller a few moments ago with no update, change or retractions so they must have a smoking gun. A cease-and-desist seems to me to be quite the over-reaction. Must be something in Mr. Podesta's life that he does not want uncovered...
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