The USA President Suing Journalists and Media Outlets
July 19, 2025•296 words
"Democracy dies in darkness." - The Washington Post
“When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.” - Often attributed to Thomas Jefferson
Just thinking out loud...
Technically, a U.S. president can file lawsuits, but trying to sue journalists or media figures for criticism is not just a legal long shot, it’s politically dangerous.
Guaranteed, the owner of the Dow Jones and the Wall Street journal will have all his lawyers and the most elite lawyers in America to double check everything before he would have published such a scathing piece. He is out to destroy Trump, President Trump.
The First Amendment offers strong protections for press freedom, and the courts have consistently backed those rights. Even during his presidency in 2016, Donald Trump, despite his many battles with the press, couldn’t use the legal system to silence criticism.
But that might be changing.
There are signs that a bipartisan Congress could hand over unchecked power to Trump.
If that happens, the judiciary might be rendered powerless, judges reduced to figureheads who either comply with Trump’s wishes or risk being punished by placed in jail.
This kind of shift would signal more than just political change, it would be a move toward authoritarianism. Cracking down on free speech and targeting critics would trigger intense backlash from the public, the press, and what's left of the country’s democratic institutions.
In a nation built on open debate and checks and balances, a president going after his critics in court isn’t just pointless, it’s a direct hit to the very core of democracy.
And at this point, it’s hard not to consider the real possibility: by the end of this year, the U.S. might no longer be a democracy, but an authoritarian regime in disguise.
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