Trump reportedly asked Comey to consider imprisoning members of the press

[steve2470]

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/16/trump-allegedly-asked-comey-to-consider-imprisoning-members-of-the-press.html



The New York Times delivered a bombshell report — also confirmed by NBC News — on Tuesday evening that revealed that former FBI director James Comey wrote in a memo that President Donald Trump asked him to drop the bureau's investigation into former national security advisor Michael Flynn.

Buried in the Times report is a note that Trump asked Comey to consider imprisoning reporters for publishing classified information.

"Alone in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump began the discussion by condemning leaks to the news media, saying that Mr. Comey should consider putting reporters in prison for publishing classified information, according to one of Mr. Comey's associates," The New York Times said.

It's worth noting that Trump has complained about leaks in the press quite frequently, both while in office and during his time on the campaign trail. His concerns surfaced again earlier this week after another report revealed that Trump discussed highly classified information while Russian diplomats were visiting the White House.


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Alone in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump began the discussion by condemning leaks to the news media, saying that Mr. Comey should consider putting reporters in prison for publishing classified information, according to one of Mr. Comey’s associates.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-ab-top-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

[C_U_L8R]

1. Mmmmmphfff mmmmmpfffff mmmmmmppfff

Holy redenbacher, so much popcorn.... so little time

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Johnny2X2X]

3. When will Republicans act?

This is the most anti American group in the country and they occupy the White House. This is the type of despotism we fought against for hundreds of years.

[procon]

4. Sounds like what any tin-pot dictator would say.

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[lunasun]

5. Maybe after a call with Duerte or Putin he started getting ideas he could do it here. NO

No NONONONO

[malaise]

6. Inever heard him comlain about leaks during the campaign

Indeed he asked the Russians to leak and praised wikileaks

[Cooley Hurd]

7. Shitgibbon... press doesn't leak, they report...

If you want to fire your staff because THEY leaked, that's one thing. You cannot imprison the press for REPORTING.

...and I thought Watergate was interesting when I was 8.

[onetexan]

8. LOCK HIM UP

Treasonous despot

[LudwigPastorius]

9. There is a cancer on the presidency.

Time to excise it.

Impeachment followed by federal prosecution

[Honeycombe8]

10. He DOES think he's a dictator! Hey..put CHENEY in jail first for outing a CIA operative! nt

[benpollard]

11. GOPs in Congress have also called for putting reporters in prison...

... as well as whistleblowers.

[yuiyoshida]

12. He really thinks he is the King...

[roamer65]

13. Abuse of power.