L.A. Times Owner Spiked “Case Against Trump” Series

The Wrap reports:

Alongside its endorsement of Kamala Harris, the Los Angeles Times editorial board had also planned a multi-part series against Donald Trump before the whole thing was quashed by owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, TheWrap has learned.

According to internal memos viewed by TheWrap, the series, tentatively called “The Case Against Trump,” would have ran throughout this week. The endorsement of Kamala Harris would then have been published on Sunday.

However, Soon-Shiong ordered the cancellation 0f the series and the endorsement without explanation, current and now former staffers have confirmed, setting off a massive crisis for the 142-year-old paper.

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The Wrap is reporting the LATimes had also planned a “Case Against Trump” series to run alongside its Kamala Harris endorsement before the owner quashed it: https://t.co/sk6A6RTpjG

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