Newsmax’s blanket defense of Donald Trump following the raid on Mar-a-Lago to retrieve the classified documents he took from the White House continued apace well beyond a week after the raid took place — and largely devoid of any balancing viewpoint from law enforcement. Let’s look at how Newsmax did that since we last checked.
Aug. 17:
- Trump Attorney to Newsmax: Quick Ruling on Search Affidavit Sought
- Rep. Diaz-Balart to Newsmax: FBI Leaks Could Be ‘Fake Reporting’
- Trump Still Considering Release of Raid Surveillance Footage
- Paul Manafort to Newsmax: ‘Quiet’ FBI Agents ‘Guilty by Complicity’
- Donald Trump Jr. to Newsmax: FBI Only Leaks to Attack Trump
- (Wire story for purported balance: Pence Tells GOP to Stop Lashing Out at FBI Over Trump Search)
Aug. 18:
- Alina Habba to Newsmax: Little Faith in What DOJ Redactions to Raid Affidavit Will Yield
- Polls: FBI Search of Mar-a-Lago Has Amped Up GOP Voters for Midterms
- Giuliani to Newsmax: Trump Raid Part of Continuous ‘Conspiracy’ to Get Trump
- Dershowitz to Newsmax: Coming Legal Battle With DOJ, Judge Reinhart Over Affidavit
- Rep. Reschenthaler to Newsmax: DOJ Redacted Affidavit Leaves More Questions Than Answers
- Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax: Release FBI Affidavit Redacted
Aug. 19:
- Trump Attorney Bobb to Newsmax: Redacted Affidavit Will Be ‘Almost Nothing’
- Rep. Stewart to Newsmax: Trump Raid Affidavit Will End Up ‘Severely Redacted’
- Trump: Legal Action Is Coming Soon Over Mar-a-Lago Raid
- Rep. Randy Weber to Newsmax: Trump Wants ‘Transparent’ Affidavit
- Mulvaney to Newsmax: FBI Raid Makes Trump More Likely to Run in 2024
- (Another wire story for balance: Pence Says He Didn’t Leave Office With Classified Material)
Aug. 20:
- Rep. Cliff Bentz to Newsmax: FBI Raid Like ‘Throwing Gasoline on a Political Fire’
- Dershowitz to Newsmax: Government Will ‘Cherry-Pick’ Affidavit Redactions
- Trump Attorney Habba to Newsmax: Trump’s FBI Motion Likely ‘Very Soon’
- Rep. Pete Sessions to Newsmax: Wray Must Stop FBI Politicization
- Attorney DelValle to Newsmax: Trump Likely to Focus on Attorney-Client Privilege
To sum up: From Aug. 8, the day of the raid, through Aug. 20, Newsmax published by our count a whopping 92 articles defending Trump — and there are likely a few we didn’t catch. The number of article Newsmax published offering balanced viewpoints was much lower. Then again, Newsmax has positioned itself as a pro-Trump channel, so the bias is baked in.