Cybersecurity
Trump Blames ‘Very Unfair’ Media Coverage for Flynn’s Downfall
- Says leaks on Flynn contacts with Russian officials illegal
- Argues coverage intended to distract from Clinton loss
Trump Blasts Leaks, 'Unfair' Treatment of Flynn
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President Donald Trump blamed the news media and leaks in the U.S. intelligence community for his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s downfall.
"He’s been treated very, very unfairly by the media -- as I call it, the fake media, in many cases," Trump said Wednesday in a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington. "I think it’s really a sad thing that he’s been treated so badly."