Truth in the Trump Era (with David McCraw)

David McCraw, Deputy General Counsel at the New York Times and author of Truth in our Times: Insider the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about press freedoms, press bias, and the legal battles over truth. Plus Preet answers your questions about the 2020 census, Bill Barr, security clearances & the term, "hinked up."

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

THE Q&A

2020 CENSUS

• “Skipping The 2020 Census Citizenship Question? You'll Still Be Counted,” National Public Radio, 4/19/18

WHEN DO PEOPLE SAY NO TO TRUMP?

• “People Are Trying to Figure Out William Barr. He’s Busy Stockpiling Power,” New York Times, 6/9/19
• “FBI's Wray: Spying is 'not the term I would use' to describe Trump campaign probe,” Politico, 5/7/19
• “Attorney General Jeff Sessions will recuse himself from any probe related to 2016 presidential campaign,” Washington Post, 3/2/17
• “McGahn, wary of "Saturday Night Massacre," refused Trump order to fire Mueller,” CBS News, 4/18/19

SECURITY CLEARANCES

• “What You Need To Know About Security Clearances, Inside And Outside The White House,” National Public Radio, 3/1/19
• “Security Clearances,” US Department of State

DEFINITIONS

• “Hinked Up,” Urban Dictionary

THE INTERVIEW

TRUTH IN OUR TIMES

• Truth in our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts, Macmillan
• “The Truth Is Hard. But for a New York Times Lawyer, Defending It Is Fun.,” New York Times, 3/11/19
• First Amendment, The Constitution, Legal Information Institute

MCCRAW’S WRITTEN RESPONSE TO TRUMP’S LAWYER

• “Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately,” New York Times, 10/12/16
• Marc Kasowitz letter to the New York Times
• “The New York Times’s Lawyer Responds to Donald Trump,” New York Times, 10/13/16

NEW YORK TIMES V. SULLIVAN (1964)

• New York Times Company v. Sullivan (1964), Oyez
• Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurring opinion for the case Kathrine Mae McKee v. William H. Cosby (2019)
• “Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling,” New York Times, 2/19/19
• “Libel,” Legal Information Institute
• “How a Times Court Decision Revolutionized Libel Law,” New York Times, 11/30/18

DONALD TRUMP

Tax Returns

• “Pages From Donald Trump’s 1995 Income Tax Records,” New York Times, 10/1/16
• “Donald Trump Tax Records Show He Could Have Avoided Taxes for Nearly Two Decades, The Times Found,” New York Times, 10/1/16
• “The Time I Found Donald Trump’s Tax Records in My Mailbox,” New York Times, 10/2/16
• “The New York Times risked legal trouble to publish Donald Trump’s tax return,” Washington Post, 10/3/16

Finances

• “Trump Often Claimed To Be "The Largest Real Estate Developer In New York.” He Isn't.,” BuzzFeed News, 8/23/16
• “Trump Financial Affairs Face Political Scrutiny,” New York Times, 1/9/00

Administration

• “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration,” New York Times, 9/5/18

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

• Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act
• FOIA.gov, DOJ
• “How Times Reporters Use the Freedom of Information Act,” New York Times, 7/21/18
• “Freedom of Information Act,” History, 8/21/18
• “How to ensure we have a more open, accountable government,” Washington Post, 3/13/19

THE “L” WORD

• “When to Call a Lie a Lie,” New York Times, 9/20/16
• “‘Call them lies’? Why we sometimes don’t use the L-word when Trump is wrong,” The Star, 5/28/18

DAVID BOIES & NYT

• “Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies,” New Yorker, 11/6/17
• “David Boies’s Egregious Involvement With Harvey Weinstein,” New York Times, 11/9/17
• “Weinstein Work Pulls Lawyer Back Into an Ethical Debate,” New York Times, 11/7/17

PRESSURE ON THE PRESS

• “Americans' Views on the Media,” Ipsos, 8/7/18

STAY TUNED

• Floyd Abrams’ interview on Stay Tuned
• Maggie Haberman’s interview on Stay Tuned

CORRUPTION

• “In Illinois, a Virtual Expectation of Corruption,” New York Times, 12/13/08

THE BUTTON

• “Jon Stewart 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund House Judiciary Hearing,” C-SPAN, 6/11/19