{"id":2030421,"date":"2023-09-13T11:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-to-demand-media-outlets-ramp-up-scrutiny-of-impeachment-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T11:33:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:33:30","slug":"white-house-to-demand-media-outlets-ramp-up-scrutiny-of-impeachment-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-to-demand-media-outlets-ramp-up-scrutiny-of-impeachment-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"White House urges media to intensify scrutiny of impeachment inquiry."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-to-demand-media-outlets-ramp-up-scrutiny-of-impeachment-inquiry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030421&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>White House Urges News Organizations to Increase\u2063 Criticism of \u2063Impeachment Inquiry<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>President Joe Biden (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The White House is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-to-demand-media-outlets-ramp-up-scrutiny-of-impeachment-inquiry\/\" title=\"White House urges media to intensify scrutiny of impeachment inquiry.\">push\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-project-veritas-cnn-special-correspondent-jamie-gangel-details-how-channel-should-cover-up-trumps-contested-election-claims-video-cnntapes\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Project Veritas: CNN Special Correspondent Jamie Gangel Details How Channel Should Cover Up Trump's Contested Election Claims (VIDEO) #CNNTapes\">news organizations<\/a><\/a> to increase \u200dcriticism of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe \u200dBiden by House Republicans, \u2064CNN reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s time for the media to ramp up its scrutiny of House Republicans\u200d for opening an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-demands-natl-archives-show-unredacted-emails-involving-hunter-and-joes-ties-to-ukraine-and-burisma\/\" title=\"Comer insists on unredacted emails from Nat'l Archives regarding Hunter and Joe's Ukraine and Burisma connections.\">impeachment inquiry based<\/a> on lies,&#8221;\u2062 reads the draft copy of a letter from White House spokesman Ian Sams, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/12\/media\/white-house-letter-news-executives\/\">obtained<\/a> by CNN, that the administration\u200d reportedly plans to send to executives at the news outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The letter is \u2063set to be delivered to CNN, Fox News, the <em>New York Times<\/em>, and others. Sams argues in the letter that the impeachment inquiry, which he claims\u200d is not backed \u2064by evidence, should &#8220;set\u200b off alarm bells for news organizations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Covering impeachment as a process story\u2014Republicans say X, \u200cbut the White House says Y\u2014is a disservice to\u200c the American public who relies on the independent press to hold those in power accountable,&#8221; Sams said in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>The letter \u2062has received pushback from members\u2062 of the press.<\/p>\n<p>Former Reuters reporter Matthew\u200d Keys <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewKeysLive\/status\/1701806043473518600\">said<\/a> it is &#8220;not OK&#8221;\u200c for the White House \u200dto\u2064 be &#8220;encouraging, influencing \u2063or interfering in the editorial \u2064strategies of\u200d America\u2019s newsrooms, including\u2062 CNN and the <em>New York Times<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R.) on Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/mccarthy-will-reportedly-back-biden-impeachment-probe\/\">gave<\/a> the go ahead\u200b on the inquiry, calling it &#8220;the logical next step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are investigating the president&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/house-democrat-says-hunter-biden-called-his-father-during-business-meetings\/\">involvement<\/a> in the family&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-secret-service-intervened-in-hunter-biden-gun-incident-lied-on-background-check-form-report-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Secret Service Intervened In Hunter Biden Gun Incident; Lied On Background Check Form, Report Says\">overseas business dealings<\/a>, as well as potential <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/republicans-subpoena-4-officials-who-witnessed-alleged-politicization-of-hunter-biden-probe\/\">politicization<\/a> of the Justice \u200dDepartment&#8217;s investigation into first son Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN reported that the White House aims to urge news outlets to intensify their critique of House Republicans&#8217; impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. 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