Donald Trump says attorney general Jeff Sessions should investigate the identity of the author of an anonymous New York Times opinion piece. Donald Trump says attorney general Jeff Sessions should investigate the identity of the author of an anonymous New York Times opinion piece. The president said in an interview with reporters aboard Air Force One that the opinion piece critical of his leadership is a “national security” issue. Asked if he would take any action against the Times, he said: “We’re going to see, I’m looking at that right now. He ordered aides to unmask the writer, and issued an extraordinary demand that the newspaper should reveal the author’s identity to the government.

Source: Irish Independent September 07, 2018 16:41 UTC