Sanctions imposed by Washington in opposition to RT and Sputnik have been detrimental to Americans, Ben Swann has argued
The previous head of RT America, Ben Swann, has known as on US President Donald Trump to drop restrictions imposed in opposition to a number of Russian media shops, together with RT and Sputnik. Set underneath Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, the “unprecedented” sanctions have been nothing however “corruption on show,” the investigative journalist and producer argued.
Swann labored as a information anchor on American tv in addition to a TV sports activities producer and managing editor at varied media shops. He had beforehand headed all of RT’s operations within the US, being answerable for the broadcaster’s workplace within the nation and all the exhibits produced by RT America. The journalist additionally based the Reality in Media undertaking. Earlier than becoming a member of RT, Swann additionally labored for a number of Fox associates.
The journalist printed an open letter addressing Trump on X (previously Twitter) on Monday:
Open Letter To President Trump, Time to Finish the Biden- Period Sanctions In opposition to RT and American JournalistsPresident Donald J. Trump,In his speech to European leaders solely days in the past, your Vice President JD Vance acknowledged plainly, “In Washington, there’s a new sheriff on the town. And… pic.twitter.com/6Enh43Caan
— Ben Swann (@BenSwann_) March 3, 2025
President Donald J. Trump,
In his speech to European leaders solely days in the past, your Vice President JD Vance acknowledged plainly, “In Washington, there’s a new sheriff on the town. And underneath Donald Trump’s management, we could disagree together with your views, however we are going to struggle to defend your proper to supply within the public sq.. Agree or disagree?”
Mr. President, the primary 30 days of your present administration have moved at warp velocity. In that point you will have shortly re-established American ideas of free speech and a free press, upheld by way of Govt Orders in addition to clarified positions by your Division of Justice and State Division.
There’s a main oversight going down nevertheless, with regards to freedom of speech and freedom of press. A significant sanction in the previous couple of months of the Biden State Division stays in place and instantly violates each of these Constitutionally protected American freedoms.
On Sept. 13, 2024, underneath the course of Antony Blinken, the Biden State Division positioned unprecedented sanctions on the Russian information group RT, with whom my firm contracts to provide truthful, factual, and trustworthy information and opinion programming.
The excuse used to position our work underneath sanction was based mostly on an previous lie: that Russia and RT had not directly interfered in U.S. elections. This transfer is unprecedented, as no U.S. administration has ever banned, blocked or sanctioned a information group. The Biden Administration by way of the Treasury Division positioned monetary sanctions in opposition to RT and TV Novosti, thereby making it unlawful for American journalists to train their Constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech and press.
The journalists focused by these sanctions are Americans. Not solely did they lose their jobs, but in addition the chance to share factual reporting with an viewers of over 800 million individuals throughout the globe. The bullying of social media firms by the Biden Administration was corruption on show, nevertheless, by outright banning a information group what the Biden Administration has achieved is violation of Constitutional regulation.
We ask you to drop all sanctions in opposition to RT, Sputnik and TV Novosti and permit the general public sq. to stay free for all voices, all journalists and all factors of view.
Ben Swann
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