From electoral-vote.com:

Sometimes Trump doesn’t even have to threaten a lawsuit to get the media to fawn over him. Publications sometimes comply in advance voluntarily, consider The Wall Street Journal. It is owned by Rupert Murdoch, but was always an independent conservative voice. In the past, though, it had some integrity. It took positions that it thought were good for at least the titans of industry, including being pro-immigration, pro free-trade, and anti-tariffs, while being moderate on social issues. Now it is all Trump, all the time. For example, in 2022, it endorsed Kari Lake for governor of Arizona. We doubt there is a single titan who actually wanted her to be governor. Every titan knows crazy people are bad for business. But the Journal knows that by kowtowing to Trump in advance, he won’t sue them. Trading in your integrity for not being subject to a lawsuit you could probably win has become the flavor of the day, week, month, and year now. 

The entire piece can be found below:

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• Trump Has Sued Ann Selzer (electoral-vote.com)
• The Decline and Fall of the Wall Street Journal (The Bulwark)