Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced Monday that he would sue Media Matters for America, accusing it of “unfair business practices.”
Mr Bailey condemned left-wing organizations on Monday. release for failing to respond to an investigation that began in December. Bailey filed a lawsuit Monday in state court, accusing the group of defrauding Missourians to raise money. (Related: Texas launches corruption investigation into media issues)
“Media Matters ran a scam soliciting donations from Missourians to trick advertisers into removing their ads from X (formerly Twitter), one of the last platforms dedicated to free speech in America. ,” Baileys said. filing Say. “Media Matters has pursued an activist agenda of destroying X because it cannot control Because they cannot control the platform of free speech it provides Missourians, the radical “progressives” of Media Matters resort to fraud, as Benjamin Franklin once said. There is. As an enemy of freedom of the press, it defames the public’s reputation. ”
🚨BREAKING NEWS: I am filing a lawsuit against Media Matters seeking documentation regarding their solicitation of donations to bully advertisers into leaving X, the last platform dedicated to free speech in America. I’m waking up.
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— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) March 25, 2024
“Missourians will not be manipulated by ‘progressive’ activists masquerading as news organizations, nor will they be fooled in the process,” Bailey continued.
Bailey is seeking a court order forcing Media Matters to turn over information related to the investigation, which began in December, including documents related to Missouri residents who have donated to the organization since January 1, 2023. Seeking information. according to To the demand letter.
“Investigative Request CID No. 24-10 is filed by Media Matters on X.com (formerly known as Twitter),” Bailey’s filing states.
The investigation began in November after evidence emerged that Media Matters solicited donations from Missourians under false pretenses to target X, which is a violation of the Missouri Commodity Exchange Act. is a direct violation of
— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) March 25, 2024
Court documents also claim that left-wing groups have declared they will not cooperate with the investigation.
“Media Matters has indicated that it does not intend to comply with CID in this manner,” Bailey’s filing states. “For example, the State of Texas filed a virtually identical civil investigative demand with Media Matters in December 2023, but Media Matters refused to respond, instead seeking compliance and information and materials requests. We have filed a lawsuit to prevent disclosure.”
Media Matters did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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