The charges were a 'brazen abuse of power and meant to stop journalists from doing their jobs,' she said.
The Filipino American journalist was cleared of four counts of tax violations, charges filed by former PresidentShe added that the "politically motivated" charges were "a brazen abuse of power and meant
to stop journalists from doing their jobs."Rappler faced several lawsuits from the Filipino government, which tried to put the media company out of business for writing critical news coverage, per Axios'
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