President Trump on Wednesday labeled The New York Times “a true enemy of the people” one day after an extensive report detailing the ways in which he has sought to influence the investigations into his presidency and allies.
“The New York Times reporting is false,” Trump tweeted. “They are a true ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!”
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The president did not refute any specific reporting from the Times.
The newspaper reported Tuesday that Trump asked then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker late last year to put U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in charge of the investigation in New York’s Southern District into Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen.
Berman, an ally of Trump who donated to his 2016 campaign, had been recused from the investigation, and Whitaker did not act on Trump’s request.
Trump dismissed the report when asked about it Tuesday afternoon.
“I don’t know who gave you that,” Trump said, calling the report “fake news.”
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Earlier Wednesday morning, the president claimed that writers “don’t even call asking for verification.”
The Press has never been more dishonest than it is today. Stories are written that have absolutely no basis in fact. The writers don’t even call asking for verification. They are totally out of control. Sadly, I kept many of them in business. In six years, they all go BUST!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2019
The New York Times report on Trump’s request to put Berman in charge of the Cohen investigation noted that the White House did not respond when given an opportunity to provide comment before publication.
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