
Congressman Adam Schiff says 'alarm bells should ring' whenever Donald Trump mentions 'fake news'
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump is trying to deflect attention away from his team’s alleged links with Russia by calling reports on the issue, “fake news, according to the most senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. “When will Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd and @NBCNews start talking about the Obama SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL and stop with the Fake Trump/Russia story?” he said, in reference to a news presenter he has previously attacked. Mr Trump went to war with the media before he had taken office, naming individual journalists and publications including NBC, BuzzFeed and The New York Times as peddlers of “fake news”. Mr Trump’s latest tweets come after a week of twists and turns in the Russia story, including reports that his former national security adviser Michael Flynn is seeking immunity before offering testimony against the US leader.
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