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Prosecutor's leaflet denial anchors Praud's debate over French media

A disputed report about the Trappes attack leads to arguments over press subsidies, Macron and hostility toward journalists.

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Pascal Praud : "Si Macron avait le pouvoir de nous virer, sans doute qu'il le ferait"

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1:05The panel challenges a Le Monde report about supposed National Rally leaflets in the Trappes suspect's vehicle.
4:04Aliot objects to public money supporting journalism he considers politically hostile.
10:56Praud speculates that Macron might dismiss them if empowered, while saying he believes the president lacks that power.
11:12Prosecutor Olivier Christen says no political party leaflet was found in the vehicle.
11:42Footage shows Mélenchon's criticism of the media and a confrontation involving BFM TV journalists.
18:03After footage of a protester's violent remarks, panelists discuss threats against journalists and political airtime rules.

No political party leaflet was found in the Trappes suspect's vehicle, anti-terrorism prosecutor Olivier Christen says in footage played during a debate posted by France's Europe 1. That denial is the central piece of evidence in a much broader discussion about the press and political power.

On L'Heure des Pros, broadcast on television and radio, host Pascal Praud welcomes Louis Aliot, the mayor of Perpignan and a vice president of the far-right National Rally, known in France as the RN. They challenge a Le Monde report that, according to the program, said RN leaflets had been found in the vehicle of the suspected attacker in Trappes, west of Paris.

The panel presents the report as an example of unfair treatment of the party. Aliot argues that some journalists approach him with the intention of harming his political cause. The discussion then turns to public subsidies for newspapers: his objection, he says, is to taxpayers financing journalism he considers left-wing activism. These are the guest's and panelists' assessments of the press, not findings established by the prosecutor's statement.

Praud also speculates about President Emmanuel Macron's attitude toward his program. The upload is titled "Pascal Praud : \"Si Macron avait le pouvoir de nous virer, sans doute qu'il le ferait\"", meaning that Macron would probably fire them if he had the power. In the discussion, Praud explicitly says he does not think Macron has that power; he is not reporting a dismissal order or an announced government measure.

The second half shifts from media criticism to confrontations involving reporters. Clips show Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing La France Insoumise, criticizing the media and accusing BFM TV of racist remarks. Other footage shows demonstrators chanting against BFM TV and CNews, followed by a protester making a violent reference to beheading while speaking to a reporter.

Panelist Georges Fenech characterizes that exchange as a conditional death threat. The closing discussion considers verbal threats against journalists and political airtime rules overseen by Arcom, France's broadcasting regulator.

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