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Journalists from the Wall Street Journal won awards for reporting on Trump's ties to Epstein while Trump watched. The reporters had been sued for $10 billion by Trump and one was doxxed by him.
Journalists from the Wall Street Journal won awards for reporting on Trump's ties to Epstein while Trump watched from the audience. These same reporters had been sued by Trump for $10 billion and one was publicly identified by him — a form of harassment designed to discourage reporting. The scene — Trump observing their recognition — was either a show of grace or a public reminder of what he'd tried to do to them.
The reporters won for doing exactly what Trump sued them to prevent. That means the lawsuit failed at its stated purpose but succeeded at the intimidation goal. Other journalists considering similar reporting now know what awaits them. Whether Trump smiled because he'd moved past it or as a threat depends on what you believe about Trump's nature — but the reporters won their awards while still living with the consequences of his legal assault.
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