But it’s still a little jarring to see the specific way in which Trump’s going after the media. Axios’s Jonathan Swan obtained a copy of a memo being sent from the Trump campaign to “television producers,” a group identified with no further specificity. The memo quotes six individuals, four of whom are serving Democratic politicians, making claims about the existence of evidence of collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia. “[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities,” it reads. The memo positions television networks as being willing to allow falsehoods on-air, reinforcing an anti-media message to Trump's base and — who knows!

Source: Washington Post March 26, 2019 13:30 UTC