| | In another recent controversy, when Trump paid tribute to [[John McCain]] via Twitter following the Senator's passing on August 25, 2018, Griffin used the moment in another attention-seeking ploy by lashing out profanely at Trump in response on Twitter, which led to another massive backlash against her on the platform and elsewhere.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/25/kathy-griffin-rips-trumps-mccain-tribute/ Kathy Griffin Rips Trump's McCain Tribute] on Breitbart.com ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref> | | In another recent controversy, when Trump paid tribute to [[John McCain]] via Twitter following the Senator's passing on August 25, 2018, Griffin used the moment in another attention-seeking ploy by lashing out profanely at Trump in response on Twitter, which led to another massive backlash against her on the platform and elsewhere.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/25/kathy-griffin-rips-trumps-mccain-tribute/ Kathy Griffin Rips Trump's McCain Tribute] on Breitbart.com ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref> |
| − | Griffin also recently came under heavy criticism on Twitter (including from Donald Trump Jr.<ref name="Doxing">[https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1088097063227670529 Kathy Griffin reaction to doxing accusations] at Twitter ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref>) for falsely accusing students from Covington Catholic High School of "racism" during a confrontation with leftist American Indian professional protester and phony "Vietnam veteran" [[Nathan Phillips]]<ref>[https://nypost.com/2019/01/23/nathan-phillips-is-a-liar-not-a-victim/ Nathan Phillips is a liar, not a victim] at the ''New York Post''</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/chrissyma58/status/1088438067248222208 Nathan Phillips "service record" exposed] at Twitter</ref> and for demanding the [[doxing]] of the students, in violation of Twitter's terms of service.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1086927762634399744 Kathy Griffin: "Ps. The reply from the school was pathetic and impotent. Name these kids. I want NAMES. Shame them"] at Twitter ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref> Not surprisingly, Griffin refused to take responsibility or apologize for her inflammatory and bigoted tweets, ignoring that her attempt to dox the students could put them in danger of potential death threats from crazed leftists, and lashed out in response by resorting to [[moral equivalence]] arguments against Trump Jr., using the long-discredited "Trump-Russia collusion" claims as her ammunition.<ref name="Doxing"/> Griffin was subsequently named among a lengthy list of liberal media celebrities who may face legal action against them from the legal counsel of the Covington students for said celebrities' false accusations and doxing attempts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/1087115979807748096 C.J. Pearson: "We’re getting new submissions every 30 seconds. Every member of the media who defamed, slandered, and doxxed the #CovingtonBoys on Twitter will be served. Each and every tweet will be archived and turned over to the students’ legal counsel"] at Twitter</ref> | + | Griffin also recently came under heavy criticism on Twitter (including from Donald Trump Jr.<ref name="Doxing">[https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1088097063227670529 Kathy Griffin reaction to doxing accusations] at Twitter ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref>) for falsely accusing students from Covington Catholic High School of "racism" during a confrontation with leftist American Indian professional protester and phony "Vietnam veteran" [[Nathan Phillips]]<ref>[https://nypost.com/2019/01/23/nathan-phillips-is-a-liar-not-a-victim/ Nathan Phillips is a liar, not a victim] at the ''New York Post''</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/chrissyma58/status/1088438067248222208 Nathan Phillips "service record" exposed] at Twitter</ref> and for demanding the [[doxing]] of the students, in violation of Twitter's terms of service.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1086927762634399744 Kathy Griffin: "Ps. The reply from the school was pathetic and impotent. Name these kids. I want NAMES. Shame them"] at Twitter ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref> Not surprisingly, Griffin refused to take responsibility or apologize for her inflammatory and bigoted tweets, ignoring that her attempt to dox the students could put them in danger of potential death threats from crazed leftists, and lashed out in response by resorting to [[moral equivalence]] arguments against Trump Jr., using the long-discredited "Trump-Russia collusion" claims as her ammunition.<ref name="Doxing"/> Griffin was subsequently named among a lengthy list of liberal media celebrities who may face legal action against them from the legal counsel of the Covington students, as well as criminal charges filed by county attorneys in Kenton County, Kentucky, for said celebrities' and other Twitter posters' false accusations, doxing attempts and death threats.<ref>[https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/1087115979807748096 C.J. Pearson: "We’re getting new submissions every 30 seconds. Every member of the media who defamed, slandered, and doxxed the #CovingtonBoys on Twitter will be served. Each and every tweet will be archived and turned over to the students’ legal counsel"] at Twitter</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1088303424217600000 Ryan Saavedra: "Kenton County Prosecutor Rob Sanders says the process is "already underway" in filing criminal charges against people who have made threats against the Covington Catholic students on Twitter"] on Twitter</ref> |