Article in The New York Times by Jack Nicas, 2/19/25
Headline: “Trump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro”
SubHead: “The lawsuit came hours after the justice received an indictment of Brazil’s former president, who is an ally of President Trump.”
“President Trump’s media company sued a Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday, accusing him of illegally censoring right-wing voices on social media. . .”
“The Trump Media & Technology Group — which is majority owned by Mr. Trump and runs his Truth Social site — sued the Brazilian justice, Alexandre de Moraes, in U.S. federal court in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday morning. Joining as a plaintiff was Rumble, a Florida-based video platform that, like Truth Social, pitches itself as a home for free speech.
“The lawsuit appeared to represent an astonishing effort by Mr. Trump to pressure a foreign judge as he weighed the fate of a fellow right-wing leader who, like him, was indicted on charges that he tried to overturn his election loss.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/americas/trump-brazil-bolsonaro-judge.html
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Article in Axios by Avery Lotz, 2/19/25
Headline: “Trump’s media group sues Brazilian judge after Bolsonaro indictment”
“President Trump’s media group on Wednesday sued a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, alleging that he censored right-wing voices on social media platforms. . .”