Complaint filed against WWE for lawsuit threat.

[Crayo]

The Journal Inquirer in Connecticut filed an official complaint against WWE with the Federal Election Commission, claiming that WWE violated federal election law by helping Linda McMahon's campaign via their threat to sue the newspaper and writer Chris Powell, who have criticized McMahon's bid to become Senator.
As we noted last week, Powell noted McMahon made her money on via a business based on "violence and pornography." WWE was not specifically named in the article.

The newspaper is claiming that through WWE, McMahon's campaign is "meant to discourage our right to criticize McMahon" and has a "chilling effect" on local journalists covering the political scene in Connecticut.

This is so, so sad.

 

[DarksideTrin]

They must be scared of her winning!

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[Stopspot]

Ryback. Secretery in charge or law and order.

 

[Leo C]

Oh, please. So they talk trash about WWE, are threatened, and then complain? I thought I didn't have anything to do.

 

[Wacokid27]

This is pretty weak on the part of the newspaper and this complaint should get thrown out by the FEC.

Of course, a company who has been around for 100 years (the World Wrestling Federation) should be allowed to keep its copyrighted abbreviation over a non-profit organization that's only been around for 20 or so (the World Wildlife Fund), and we all know how that turned out.

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