trump suggested imprisoning journalists over leaks, comey memo alleges

[spanone]

a 'president' unaware of

that little thing called 'the constitution'

President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to consider imprisoning journalists for reporting classified information, The New York Times reported, citing a memo the head G-man wrote after speaking to Trump.

The conversation, the paper reported, occurred in February following the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn.

The nonprofit group Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press criticized Trump's alleged request in a statement on Tuesday: "The comments attributed to President Trump cross a dangerous line," said the group's executive director, Bruce Brown. "But 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.

"Comments such as these, emerging in the way they did, only remind us that every day public servants are reaching out to reporters to ensure the public is aware of the risks today to rule of law in this country. The president’s remarks should not intimidate the press but inspire it."

http://www.newsweek.com/trump-comey-prison-journalists-over-intel-leaks-memo-alleges-fbi-russia-610499

[world wide wally]

1. Apparently, trump considered Comey a "fan" and felt comfortable asking him to do these outrageous

and unconstitutional things.
A victim of his own inflated ego. (Compensating for his...whatever)