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Trump threatens Time journalist with prison over photo
Source: BBC
Trump threatens Time journalist with prison over photo
21 June 2019
US President Donald Trump threatened a Time magazine photographer with prison for apparently taking a picture of a letter from Kim Jong-un.
Mr Trump rebuked the photographer in the Oval Office after he was warned by an aide not to take a photo, according to Time's transcript.
The interview continued, but grew heated after the special counsel's investigation of Mr Trump came up.
"You can go to prison instead," the president said.
The interview took place in the White House Oval Office on Monday, two days before Mr Trump travelled to Florida to formally launch his 2020 re-election campaign.
At several points during the interview, Mr Trump asked to speak off-the-record, including in the moments after showing the Time reporters a letter he said was from the leader of North Korea.
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21 June 2019
US President Donald Trump threatened a Time magazine photographer with prison for apparently taking a picture of a letter from Kim Jong-un.
Mr Trump rebuked the photographer in the Oval Office after he was warned by an aide not to take a photo, according to Time's transcript.
The interview continued, but grew heated after the special counsel's investigation of Mr Trump came up.
"You can go to prison instead," the president said.
The interview took place in the White House Oval Office on Monday, two days before Mr Trump travelled to Florida to formally launch his 2020 re-election campaign.
At several points during the interview, Mr Trump asked to speak off-the-record, including in the moments after showing the Time reporters a letter he said was from the leader of North Korea.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48696131