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Dec 2019
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US drops false charge against journalist...

PUSHBACK WITH AARON MATé
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The US government has dropped a false charge of assault against The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal stemming from an incident at the Venezuelan embassy in May. Blumenthal was seized from his home by a group of officers and held for two days in cells and cages. The case was dropped after Blumenthal's legal team sought call logs that could have exposed collusio ... Show More
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