Chris Cuomo Says the Media Are the Only Ones Allowed To Read Wikileaks' Clinton Email Dump

CNN: New Day (October 12th, 2016)

Chris Cuomo tells his viewers that it is illegal to look at the Clinton emails released by Wikileaks, unless you are part of the mainstream media.

original video: https://archive.org/details/CNNW_20161012_100000_New_Day/start/1920/end/1980

"In the clip, Cuomo opens a segment on leaked emails from Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s inbox by warning viewers they have to get all their information about the emails from the media, and nowhere else. If they try to check out the emails themselves, Cuomo warns, they’re breaking the law."
https://dailycaller.com/2016/10/16/cnn-host-claims-its-illegal-for-public-to-view-wikileaks-emails-video/

"This claim is unfounded, and just goes to show the media’s extreme bias when it comes to stuff like this."
https://pjmedia.com/video/pj-staff/2016/10/17/cnns-chris-cuomo-says-its-illegal-to-read-hillarys-emails-on-wikileaks-n85476

"The legal assertion is dubious, but the political implications are even more concerning. Polls show that many voters view the media as biased and this is a particularly strong view among supporters of Donald Trump who view CNN and other networks openly supporting Clinton or attacking Trump. More importantly, the mainstream media has reported relatively little from the Wikileaks material and has not delved deeply into their implications, including embarrassing emails showing reporters coordinating with the Clinton campaign and supposedly 'neutral' media figures like Donna Brazile, formerly with CNN, allegedly slipping advance question material to Hillary Clinton."
http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2016/october/18/cnn-it-is-illegal-for-voters-to-possess-wikileaks-material/

"Legal precedent has repeatedly made it clear that the First Amendment offers the same protection to the press as to the public, even when it comes to possessing or distributing illegally obtained material (just as long as you weren't directly involved in the theft of the material in question)."
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161019/07004935835/cnn-tells-viewers-illegal-them-to-read-wikileaks-document-dumps-cnn-is-wrong.shtml

"he is using a nationally televised platform to actively discourage U.S. citizens from looking at emails damaging to the Clinton campaign for themselves. To an audience that contains millions of people less tech-savvy, this frames due diligence as a crime, and CNN as the arbiter of truth."
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/10/17/cnns-chris-cuomo-claims-its-illegal-for-the-public-to-view-hillary-emails-released-by-wikileaks/

"The broadcast aired on Wednesday, but began circulating more widely after being highlighted by WikiLeaks Sunday."
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cnn-anchor-warns-illegal-for-you-to-look-at-wikileaks

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/10/16/cnns_chris_cuomo_remember_it_is_illegal_to_download_wikileaks_emails.html

https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/

CNN Archive: https://archive.org/details/TV-CNNW