Trial by media
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Oct 8, 2026
How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414
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22:28Megyn KellyHOST
It's possible, but if Cornell were i- were leaking it, I think we'd have somewhat more of a fair and balanced presentation by ABC, since they didn't throw all seven guys off campus.
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22:38Megyn KellyHOST
In any event, uh, it, the whole thing feels like trial by media, and we all know how that usually ends.
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22:44Matt TaibbiGUEST
Yeah.
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22:45Matt TaibbiGUEST
And th- they're leaving out again the, a- also the important point that there was a reason why this case didn't proceed to, you know, a, a criminal case, uh, i- in the very beginning because of the statements of, of Jane Doe at the time.
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25:03Matt TaibbiGUEST
We need to go farther.
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25:04Matt TaibbiGUEST
We need to do- find some way that we can punish, uh, people in situations where they haven't committed a crime.
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25:11Matt TaibbiGUEST
Um, and, uh, you know, th- this is already one way, by the way, the, the sort of trial by media.
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25:18Matt TaibbiGUEST
That's already enough to, I mean, to, to destroy someone's life.