joining me is jody ginsburg, ceo of the committee to protect journalists. great to have you back.eek when he demanded republicans kill this bill. how important is this bill for the safety of journalists and how concerning are trump's reactions to all of this? >> it's really important. there is no federal level shield law. 49 states in america have some kind of protection for journalists and their sources to protect those sources so that we have access to information in the public interest. you think about public interest stories like flint, michigan, water in flint, michigan, the toxins in there, stories about individuals like the republican senators and the democratic senators exposed as corrupt by reporters. all of that is essential that we protect them. and so it was a little surprising to hear donald trump's reaction to my comments on monday because this is how bipartisan support, this isn't a partisan bill. this has had bipartisan por from the beginning. it just needs to pass the senate, but now it look like it won't, and without it we may see many more actions, many more jou

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