Overview

• France Inter pulled the commentator from the air à titre conservatoire after excerpts showed him saying, "We do what is necessary for Dati, Patrick and I," during an off-the-record July lunch.
• Patrick Cohen was at the table with Socialist officials Pierre Jouvet and Luc Broussy, though only Legrand was sidelined by the station for now.
• Legrand acknowledged "propos maladroits" but said he would "s'occuper journalistiquement" of what he calls Rachida Dati's falsehoods, while both journalists contest the clandestine recording.
• France Inter director Adèle Van Reeth condemned the methods as illegal and said the removal aimed to protect the station from suspicion of partisan use of its airwaves.
• Rachida Dati called for sanctions, right-wing leaders escalated pressure with a requested parliamentary inquiry, and JDD reports that Arcom has been seized of the case.