Politico回应白宫撤稿最后通牒：更正一篇报道、拒绝道歉
华盛顿讯：白宫与 Politico 的冲突10月22日升级。据 Fox News Digital 当日报道，白宫法律顾问 Will Scharf 本周一致信 Politico 全球主编 Jonathan Greenberger，指三篇关于白宫幕僚长 Susie Wiles 的报道明显虚假且具诽谤性，要求 Politico 在48小时内撤稿、更正，并公开向特朗普总统和 Wiles 道歉、从数字档案中删除相关报道；否则白宫将重新评估与 Politico 的关系，并考虑一切适当和可用的法律补救措施。白宫律师信最初由 Axios 披露。
信中点名的三篇报道包括：特朗普正考虑撤换 Wiles 的报道、白宫对此大发雷霆的说法，以及 Wiles 参与安排时任新闻秘书 Katie Zacharia 做客福克斯 Hannity 节目的说法。Scharf 在信中写道，Politico 被告知了真相并看到了佐证，却仍然选择发表凭空捏造的内容。
Politico 于10月21日周三回信表示，经复核三篇报道并做后续采访，决定更正其中一篇：Wiles 只是对 Zacharia 的节目表现给予正面鼓励，并未直接参与邀约安排。Politico 没有向特朗普和 Wiles 道歉，也没有更正特朗普考虑撤换 Wiles 的报道。Politico 的律师在信中称，白宫的报复行动违宪，是对受宪法保护的新闻工作的歧视与打压，Politico 将捍卫其新闻工作。截至发稿，白宫暂未回应。
背景：Politico 与 CNN、MS NOW 上月被白宫禁止进入白宫，联邦法官 Timothy Kelly 10月14日作出初步禁令，恢复三家媒体的记者准入，白宫已就此提出上诉。
Politico Responds to White House Retraction Ultimatum: Corrects One Story, Refuses to Apologize
Washington — The confrontation between the White House and Politico escalated on October 22. According to Fox News Digital's reporting that day, White House counsel Will Scharf wrote this week to Politico global editor-in-chief Jonathan Greenberger, calling three stories about White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles demonstrably false and defamatory, and demanding that Politico retract or correct them within 48 hours, issue a public apology to President Trump and to Wiles, and remove the reporting from its digital archives; failure to do so, the letter said, would prompt an immediate review of Politico's relationship with the White House and consideration of all other appropriate and available legal remedies. The letter was first reported by Axios.
The three stories cited include a report that Trump was considering replacing Wiles, an account that the White House had a freakout over that reporting, and a story suggesting Wiles helped arrange then-press secretary Katie Zacharia's appearance on Fox News' Hannity. Scharf wrote that Politico was told the truth and presented with corroborating evidence, and yet chose to publish fanciful fiction regardless.
Politico responded on Wednesday, October 21, saying that after re-examining all three articles and doing follow-up reporting, it had determined it was appropriate to correct one of them: Wiles simply offered positive reinforcement for Zacharia's Hannity appearance but did not play a direct role in booking the interview. Politico did not offer an apology to Trump and Wiles, and did not correct the report that Trump was considering moving on from Wiles. Politico's attorney wrote that the White House's retaliation is unconstitutional retaliation and discrimination against Politico for its constitutionally protected journalism, and that Politico will defend its journalism. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Background: Politico, CNN and MS NOW were banned by the White House last month. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a preliminary injunction on October 14 restoring the three outlets' White House access, and the Trump administration has appealed the decision.
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图片来源：图：白宫 James S. Brady 新闻简报室，记者在简报前就座等候。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，作者 Kellerbn。
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