Trump Labels Media Leak Incident as "Treason," Urges Attorney General to Advance Related Investigation

BlockBeats News, May 12th, according to The Wall Street Journal, informed officials revealed that President Trump privately complained to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch about media leaks following the Iran war last month, prompting the Justice Department to actively pursue a related investigation.

One official said that during a meeting, Trump handed Blanch a stack of news articles that he and other senior officials believed threatened national security, with a sticky note that read "treason." According to informed officials, senior Justice Department officials have met with Pentagon counterparts to discuss the investigation.

On April 3rd, a US fighter jet was shot down over Iran, leading to a large-scale rescue operation to find two missing pilots. Shortly thereafter, Trump publicly vowed to investigate the sources of the leaked information about the downed jet, stating that the government would take action against an unnamed news outlet that reported the information. An administration official said that the stack of news articles provided to the Acting Attorney General by Trump was about these rescue operations. The official stated that the president and other officials believe that the leaks could jeopardize the success of the rescue mission.