(Infowars)—A Biden-appointed judge has shut down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) investigation into Media Matters, claiming the Trump administration is illegally retaliating against the left-wing smear org.
US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan issued an injunction on Friday, stating the case “presents a straightforward First Amendment violation.”
“On the merits, the Court finds that Media Matters is likely to succeed on its First Amendment retaliation claim, which is all it needs at this stage,” Judge Sooknanan found.
“Media Matters engaged in quintessential First Amendment activity when it published an online article criticizing Mr. Musk and X. And the Court finds that the FTC’s expansive CID [civil investigative demand] is a retaliatory act. There can be no doubt that such a CID would deter a reporter of ordinary firmness from speaking again. Indeed, the FTC’s CID has had its intended effect. Because of the CID, Media Matters has decided against pursuing certain stories about the FTC, Chairman Ferguson, and Mr. Musk. Finally, given the comments by Chairman Ferguson and his colleagues about Media Matters, the timing of the CID, and evidence of pretext, Media Matters is likely to show that retaliatory animus was the but-for cause of the FTC’s CID.”
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