Trump Campaign Sends Memo to TV Producers Ripping Them for Officials Who Made ‘Outrageous’ Russia Comments on Air

Attorney General Bill Barr‘s letter on the full Mueller report says the special counsel did not find “that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

Following the findings laid out by Barr, the Trump campaign sent a memo to television producers to say there should be some media “introspection”

The memo, obtained by multiple reporters, points to “Democrat leaders and others lying to the American people by vigorously and repeatedly claiming there was evidence of collusion” on several networks.

Officials named include House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff and Congressman Eric Swalwell, for their claims on collusion, and former CIA Director John Brennan, who called the president’s behavior “treasonous” last year.

The campaign’s memo asks networks to confront any of the people named on their past statements, saying, “at this point, there must be introspection from the media who facilitated the reckless statements and a serious evaluation of how such guests are considered and handled in the future.”

The Trump campaign is sending this memo to TV producers: pic.twitter.com/yhr03LAI7N

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) March 25, 2019

Swalwell, one of those named, has already responded:

The only person who has been caught lying about Russia is Donald Trump. If he thinks I’ve made a false statement, he can sue me. And I’ll beat him in court. https://t.co/x9UvPnTqkO

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) March 25, 2019

And Washington Post correspondent Philip Bump found the memo to be a little ironic:

The Trump campaign thinks that people who have made "outrageous and unsupported claims" in the past should not appear on TV — which seems like it might cripple their campaign strategy. https://t.co/GVup1iFo71

— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 25, 2019

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