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Make it quite unpredictable how it would be applied in a number of different possible circumstances. the press to do its job reports on classified information with regularity. now with a president trump think of a having, attorney general rudy giuliani bring some sort of action against the press? thats possible. that would be a major direct threat to the ability of the press to do its job. >> so we must be on guard. >> we have to be on guard and thinking about the downside as we hope that it won...

They can say anything they want to say, some day and in the not too distant future if i win, theyre not going to get away with this, stuff. tremendous believer in freedom of the press. >> here with me now famed first amendment lawyer floyd abrams. also the author the up coming book" the soul of the first amendment". >> liable laws, many months ago he wants to loosen up the liable laws, can he? >> no he cant do it. he cant do it by himself as president and he cant do it if congress passed a law. ...

You but we aint anybodys whipping boy. >> to the panel, thank you all very much for sharing your thoughts. we have plenty more ahead this hour on how journalists plan to navigate a trump white house. up next, standing by, floyd abrams, the famed first amendment lawyer here who discuss whether the president-elect poses threats to press people are. stay with us. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked.

In 1917 that is so opaque, so vague as to make it quite unpredictable how it would be applied in a number of different possible circumstances. i mean, the press, to do its job, reports on classified information with regularity. now will a president trump -- and i hate to give him ideas -- but will a president trump think of having attorney general giuliani bring some sort of action against the press? thats possible. that would be a major, direct threat to the ability of the press to do its job. ...

Laws, we should reinstate libel laws so that you can go after people now days when they make really egregious statement. >> right now they can say anything they want to say someday in the not too distant future. im a tremendous believer in freedom of the press. nobody believes it stronger than me. >> with me now, famed first amendment lawyer floyd abrams. hes also the author of the upcoming book "the soul of the first amendment." floyd, lets start with the conversation about libel laws. many mon...

Not just for a week or two but for the long term. i have heard from thousands of you on facebook, twitter, e-mail, all over the place and some of you feel like the media paved the way for a madman to become president. others of you feel like journalism is completely irrelevant now. still, others of you feel like the media bias tilted the race in one direction or the other. many of you are wondering who and what you can trust. so the bottom line is there are lessons to be learned if we are willin...

An fcc license could theoretically be targeted? >> thats right. >> and what about irs audits? thats another way the government can use power against individuals. >> yes. we sound now as if were talking about the nixon administration where that happened. >> so should we be talking about that? is it a risk to talk through these scenarios or is it prudent? >> i think its prudent to discuss these possibilities, we can hope -- i didnt vote for mr. trump, i dont wish and i certainly dont hope that he ...

1-866-55-press look forward to hearing from you on twitter at bpshow and from our many friends on facebook. thousands and thousands and thousands of friends on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. here in the nations capital the senate passed a farm bill yesterday. it goes over to the house. the senate began debate on immigration reform yesterday. it looks like theyre going to have enough votes to get it off the floor. most of the talk in washington continues to be all the questions...

first soap box and it would be like "steve, how do those wheels go on?" because hes never dean musical. ive never done a musical. the only one that had any sense in their head was burnett. >> i always try to make singers sing very conversationly if i can. i love sinatra, i love listening to sinatra sing "in the wee small hours." you feel like the guy is just singing and telling it to you. >> in all honesty, i think these are the best songs that john has ever written and one of the trui...

they are the team behind the new musical "ghost brothers of darkland county." >> charlie, these three guys right here are like three guys down in the basement with our first soap box and it would be like "steve, how do those wheels go on?" because hes never dean musical. ive never done a musical. the only one that had any sense in their head was burnett. >> i always try to make singers sing very conversationly if i can. i love sinatra, i love listening to sinatra sing "in the wee small...