Conservative sites report:
Clinton operative tried to stifle
book exposing anti-Trump plot
'Sid Vicious' Blumenthal
says he was defamed,
a source told Fox News
So it seems Sidney Blumenthal tried prior restraint rather than filing a defamation lawsuit against the author and publisher of a book he doesn't like, having peeked at it in advance of publication. Though as a public figure Blumenthal ordinarily wouldn't get far in a libel or defamation case, the Deep State's determination to retake control of America means that Blumenthal might very well wind up in front of a sympathetic judge with such a civil action.
Blumenthal is a onetime journalist and well-known propaganda operative for Bill and Hillary Clinton. He was so notorious that President Obama denied Hillary Clinton's bid to give him a job at the State Department. The hacking of his emails may well have led to the compromising of Clinton's poorly secured emails on her private server.
The book by journalist Lee Smith that reportedly alarmed Blumenthal is The Plot Against the President: The True Story of How Congressman Devin Nunes Uncovered the Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History, which has just been released by Center Street, Hachette Book Corp.
Smith argues that though the behavior of federal operatives is important, it should be borne in mind that the purpose of the conspiracy to derail Trump was to bolster Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Fox News was told by a source familiar with the attempt to block Smith's book that Blumenthal had claimed defamation. Whether Blumenthal was worried that the book would destabilize the Democrats' effort to impeach Trump can only be a matter of conjecture.
Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh said "the Clinton machine," having failed to stop publication, is now "trying to get it taken off the shelves, making sure it never gets to the shelves."
Smith, who once worked for the Village Voice, became a correspondent for the conservative Weekly Srandard after the Sept.11 attacks. At present, he is a columnist for RealClearPolitics and a fellow of the conservative Hudson Institute.
Blumenthal did not respond to a Fox inquiry. No response from Blumenthal was found in a check of Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo search engines.
Interesting that a man with a journalistic background would apparently wish to throttle public discussion of a very public issue, even if he does find it embarrassing. It is also noteworthy that he somehow obtained an advance copy or manuscript, although it is possible the publisher or author sent Blumenthal an advance copy as a courtesy.
Blumenthal is a onetime journalist and well-known propaganda operative for Bill and Hillary Clinton. He was so notorious that President Obama denied Hillary Clinton's bid to give him a job at the State Department. The hacking of his emails may well have led to the compromising of Clinton's poorly secured emails on her private server.
The book by journalist Lee Smith that reportedly alarmed Blumenthal is The Plot Against the President: The True Story of How Congressman Devin Nunes Uncovered the Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History, which has just been released by Center Street, Hachette Book Corp.
Smith argues that though the behavior of federal operatives is important, it should be borne in mind that the purpose of the conspiracy to derail Trump was to bolster Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Fox News was told by a source familiar with the attempt to block Smith's book that Blumenthal had claimed defamation. Whether Blumenthal was worried that the book would destabilize the Democrats' effort to impeach Trump can only be a matter of conjecture.
Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh said "the Clinton machine," having failed to stop publication, is now "trying to get it taken off the shelves, making sure it never gets to the shelves."
Smith, who once worked for the Village Voice, became a correspondent for the conservative Weekly Srandard after the Sept.11 attacks. At present, he is a columnist for RealClearPolitics and a fellow of the conservative Hudson Institute.
Blumenthal did not respond to a Fox inquiry. No response from Blumenthal was found in a check of Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo search engines.
Interesting that a man with a journalistic background would apparently wish to throttle public discussion of a very public issue, even if he does find it embarrassing. It is also noteworthy that he somehow obtained an advance copy or manuscript, although it is possible the publisher or author sent Blumenthal an advance copy as a courtesy.
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