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>Rounded up for what?

differentness, dissent, journalism.




Is this even grounded in reality?


Obama went after whistleblowers more aggressively than any prior president, so that grounds the 'journalist' part


There is also Trump's war on the media (from yesterday's CIA speech):

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/21/media/donald-trump-war-with-...


Does Obama still have that authority?


No, but he set the precedent.




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