Charlie Hebdo was no stranger to controversy prior to Wednesday's horrific attack. In 2012, the White House was one of the satiricial magazine's most outspoken critics
The White House questioned the judgement of the publication's editors after Charlie Hebdo published controversial depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in the midst of tensions in the Middle East.
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On Sept. 19, 2012, then-White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that while the cartoons were not "in any way a justification for violence," he questioned the magazine's judgement Read more...
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