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Claim 857

James Wechsler testified that the questioning amounted to "this attempt to intimidate newspapers whose only crime is that they have been critical of Joe McCarthy," according to PBS's American Experience.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: James Wechsler testified that the questioning amounted to "this attempt to intimidate newspapers whose only crime is that they have been critical of Joe McCarthy," according to PBS's American Experience.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Wechsler testifies against the subcommittee's tactics
About: incident 1953-us-wechsler-mccarthy-subpoena
Source: American Experience: McCarthy (film transcript)
Publisher: American Experience: McCarthy (film transcript)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

I think the issues raised by Senator McCarthy's attack on the post and myself are perfectly plain. I believe that the conscience of the country and the press will finally rise up against this attempt to intimidate newspapers whose only crime is that they have been critical of Joe McCarthy.