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After Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann shared his side of the story with a very hostile and bullying NBC News on Wednesday, the coverage of the confrontation by the liberal broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) inexplicably evaporated from their evening newscasts. The timing was suspect, especially considering that Sandmann’s family lawyer issued an ultimatum to the vicious liberal mob threatening libel lawsuits.
During his segment on Fox News Channel’s Special Report, national correspondent Doug McKelway highlighted pending lawsuits against folks in the liberal media. “Amid the controversy, lawyer Robert Barnes today delivered an ultimatum, retract libelous attacks within 48 hours, or be sued,” he reported.
In an appearance on Fox and Friends on Wednesday, Barnes announced a client-requested “grace period” to help those who smeared them:
ROBERT BARNES: That includes any major member of the media, that includes any major celebrity, the includes anybody with a substantial social media platform. If you have said anything false about these kids, they are willing to extend you a 48-hour time period. A period of grace, consistent with their Christian faith, for you to –through confessions -- get redemption and retract and correct and apologize.
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. Craig Millward
. Ryan Foley
