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2017-07-04 Home Front: Culture Wars

Kathy Griffin Reportedly Interviewed by Fed Agents For More Than Hour

[LawNewz] Comedian and actress Kathy Griffin has reportedly been interviewed by the U.S. Secret Service for more than an hour. The investigation is connected to a recent photograph which showed her holding the bloody head of Donald Trump.

Griffin’s attorney contends that the actress was just exercising her constitutional rights.

"She basically exercised her First Amendment rights to tell a joke," Dmitry Gorin, a criminal defense attorney representing Griffin said. "When you look at everything in the media, all the times entertainers make videos or express themselves in other ways, you’ve never seen an entertainer, let alone a comedian, be subject to a criminal investigation."

As we previously reported, don’t expect her to be arrested for the crude photo.

This revelation lead Obama ethics Czar Norm Eisen to tweet out this follow up question.

There is an exception for free speech that incites violence, but a judge would probably consider Griffin’s photo "crude political hyperbole." With that said, the investigation is still ongoing.
"Fresh as a Flower in Just one Hour or maybe a little more."

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2017-07-04 00:10|| || Front Page|| [24 views ] Top

#1 "She basically exercised her First Amendment rights to tell a joke,"

So let me get this straight. Kathy Griffin can "joke" about beheading Trump because she has the right to do so. The left is OK with this and thinks the right is ridiculous.

Trump, on the other hand, retweets a video of him body slamming "CNN" and the left deems him to be nuts and floats trial balloons about having him deposed because of this.

What am I missing?

Posted by gorb 2017-07-04 01:30|| 2017-07-04 01:30|| Front Page Top

#2 What am I missing?

Nothing of course. The left belongs in *nothing*...other than a lust for power. They would (and will) sell out every single thing they pretend to stand for (other than abortion) so long as in doing so they imagine they are gaining more power.

They are the party that quite literally stands for *nothing*...only that THEY should be the ones pulling the strings.

Posted by Crusader 2017-07-04 01:37|| 2017-07-04 01:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Obama ethics Czar Norm Eisen

huh?

Posted by Frank G 2017-07-04 08:02|| 2017-07-04 08:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Communicating a threat is assault. Carrying through is battery. Neither are 1st Amendment rights.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-07-04 09:14|| 2017-07-04 09:14|| Front Page Top

#5 What am I missing?

Rope?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-07-04 09:41|| 2017-07-04 09:41|| Front Page Top

#6 In the event of a EMP attack at sea, Tomahawk pilots will be needed.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-07-04 09:49|| 2017-07-04 09:49|| Front Page Top

#7 We could have done without the picture.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-07-04 10:00|| 2017-07-04 10:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Carrot Top has reeallly let himself go

Posted by Frank G 2017-07-04 10:03|| 2017-07-04 10:03|| Front Page Top

#9 #3 Obama ethics Czar Norm Eisen

Obama ethics Czar? Isn't that statement an oxymoron?

Dmitry argues in favor of yelling "Fire" in a theater.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-07-04 10:39|| 2017-07-04 10:39|| Front Page Top

#10 Carrot Top has reeallly let himself go

Frank wins this one!

Posted by SteveS 2017-07-04 10:54|| 2017-07-04 10:54|| Front Page Top

#11 Obama ethics Czar Isn't that statement an oxymoron??

Depends on what kind of ethics, I suppose.

Posted by gorb 2017-07-04 11:09|| 2017-07-04 11:09|| Front Page Top

#12 Carrot Top has reeallly let himself go

That 'medical vacation' in Thailand didn't help either.

Posted by Pappy 2017-07-04 11:58|| 2017-07-04 11:58|| Front Page Top

#13 When you're in an interview room for 60 mins, and you and your lawyer spend 45 mins arguing about rights etc, they didn't question you for a hour. They questioned you for 15 mins.
The Secret Service has long (since Roosevelt) had 'enhanced' rules for questioning and interviews in the case of perceived threats to the President. For instance, No Knock warrants are quite usual in this context.
(Just as an aside, shouldn't someone with that complexion stay out of the sun? I mean, vampires and all...)

Posted by ed in texas 2017-07-04 13:00|| 2017-07-04 13:00|| Front Page Top

#14 This creature is the kind that is needy of validation and the sense of support, only then does she feel brave to act as if she has courage...the power of the act of interrogation is as much in the anxiety and anticipation of the interviewee as in the actual questioning, for this one, the projections about what might be, ruination, arrest, secrets discovered, would have been significant.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2017-07-04 14:47|| 2017-07-04 14:47|| Front Page Top

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