Donald Trump Denounces ‘Un-American’ Intelligence Leaks to ‘Fake News’

President Donald Trump denounced reporting from the New York Times and the Washington Post that said his campaign was communicating with Russia.

“Information is being illegally given to the failing New York Times and Washington Post by the intelligence community,” he wrote on Twitter, suggesting that the NSA and the FBI might be responsible. “Just like Russia,” he added.

The New York Times cited law enforcement and intelligence agency sources that intercepted communications from people close to Trump during the presidential campaign with Russian intelligence.

“The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by ‘intelligence’ like candy,” Trump wrote. “Very un-American!”

That news is leading coverage of the president on cable and network news stations, prompting Trump’s reaction on Twitter.

“The fake news media is going crazy with their conspiracy theories and blind hatred,” Trump wrote. “MSNBC and CNN are unwatchable. Fox and Friends is great!”

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