This is not the first time rump has publicly levied attacks against the free press. Prior to the election, Trump filed a lawsuit against CBS, claiming that a 60 Minutes interview with then Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris was edited in a way to give her an advantage.

While speaking at the Justice Department on Friday, President Donald Trump lashed out at the media, blasting CNN and MSNBC as extensions of the Democratic Party and accusing them of illegal activity.

In my opinion, they’re really corrupt and they’re illegal, what they do is illegal,” the president said in remarks at the Justice Department.

Donald Trump once again lashed out at the media, calling CNN and MSNBC “corrupt” and “illegal” for reporting negatively about him. Trump’s attacks on the media are nothing new, but his choice of venue is: The Justice Department,

Write negative coverage about Dictator Trump, and you're breaking the law. At least that's what the highly sensitive MAGA man said when speaking to reporters today. "I believe that CNN and MSDNC [sic],

President Donald Trump said Friday in a speech at the Department of Justice that US media outlets which cover him critically are "illegal" and "corrupt."