Marty Baron

And of course, the federal government has enormous power and Trump is exercising that power. Actually, not just exercising it, he's abusing it.

And of course, the federal government has enormous power and Trump is exercising that power. Actually, not just exercising it, he's abusing it.

Well, I don't know if it was more robust. Certainly in the case of The Washington Post, they resisted, and I wish that Jeff Bezos would do the same. As I said, I think the news department continues to operate independently, and it's doing a great job, admirable job, of investigating what's happening in this administration.

Well, I don't know if it was more robust. Certainly in the case of The Washington Post, they resisted, and I wish that Jeff Bezos would do the same. As I said, I think the news department continues to operate independently, and it's doing a great job, admirable job, of investigating what's happening in this administration.

Well, I don't know if it was more robust. Certainly in the case of The Washington Post, they resisted, and I wish that Jeff Bezos would do the same. As I said, I think the news department continues to operate independently, and it's doing a great job, admirable job, of investigating what's happening in this administration.

And yet he has sought to repair his relationship with Trump by doing all sorts of things, the first one being killing an endorsement of Kamala Harris, and then

And yet he has sought to repair his relationship with Trump by doing all sorts of things, the first one being killing an endorsement of Kamala Harris, and then

And yet he has sought to repair his relationship with Trump by doing all sorts of things, the first one being killing an endorsement of Kamala Harris, and then

Of course, donating to the inauguration, preparing at the inauguration, Amazon agreeing to a contract to buy the rights to a Melania Trump documentary about her own life for an extraordinary sum of money, and then Amazon agreeing to buy the rights to The Apprentice. I think what's different now is, well, you don't have a Congress that's doing its job.

Of course, donating to the inauguration, preparing at the inauguration, Amazon agreeing to a contract to buy the rights to a Melania Trump documentary about her own life for an extraordinary sum of money, and then Amazon agreeing to buy the rights to The Apprentice. I think what's different now is, well, you don't have a Congress that's doing its job.

Of course, donating to the inauguration, preparing at the inauguration, Amazon agreeing to a contract to buy the rights to a Melania Trump documentary about her own life for an extraordinary sum of money, and then Amazon agreeing to buy the rights to The Apprentice. I think what's different now is, well, you don't have a Congress that's doing its job.

I mean, at the time of Watergate, you actually had some confidence that the other pillars of government would stand up. would hold up. And in the case of Watergate, you had a Congress that conducted an investigation that obtained internal tapes, and that made all the difference in the world.

I mean, at the time of Watergate, you actually had some confidence that the other pillars of government would stand up. would hold up. And in the case of Watergate, you had a Congress that conducted an investigation that obtained internal tapes, and that made all the difference in the world.

I mean, at the time of Watergate, you actually had some confidence that the other pillars of government would stand up. would hold up. And in the case of Watergate, you had a Congress that conducted an investigation that obtained internal tapes, and that made all the difference in the world.

And now you have a president who has control of both houses of Congress, and you have a Congress, a Republican Party, that is completely servile.

And now you have a president who has control of both houses of Congress, and you have a Congress, a Republican Party, that is completely servile.

And now you have a president who has control of both houses of Congress, and you have a Congress, a Republican Party, that is completely servile.

Look, in the past, I mean, I think sometimes we romanticize what the media was like. Keep in mind, I mean, we used to have incredibly wealthy owners of media, people like Hearst, who often collaborated with government. and abuse their power.

Look, in the past, I mean, I think sometimes we romanticize what the media was like. Keep in mind, I mean, we used to have incredibly wealthy owners of media, people like Hearst, who often collaborated with government. and abuse their power.

Look, in the past, I mean, I think sometimes we romanticize what the media was like. Keep in mind, I mean, we used to have incredibly wealthy owners of media, people like Hearst, who often collaborated with government. and abuse their power.