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May 17, 2017

NYT: Trump Asked Comey to Jail Journalists Who Report on Leaks
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Meanwhile, The New York Times also reported that President Trump asked
James Comey during the February 14 Oval Office meeting to consider
imprisoning journalists who report on leaks of classified information.
In a statement, Bruce Brown of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of
the Press wrote, "No president gets to jail journalists. Reporters are
protected by judges and juries, by a Congress that relies on them to
stay informed, and by a Justice Department that for decades has honored
the role of a free press by spurning prosecutions of journalists for
publishing leaks of classified information."


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