US: Trump threatens to sue media who use anonymous sources

US President Donald Trump, furious over a disparaging new tell-all book about him, threatened Wednesday to sue authors and media outlets that use anonymous sources. Trump is famously contemptuous of mainstream media in America, which he routinely labels the “fake news” media. His latest move comes after the publication of a new expose by journalist […]

US President Donald Trump, furious over a disparaging new tell-all book about him, threatened Wednesday to sue authors and media outlets that use anonymous sources.
Trump is famously contemptuous of mainstream media in America, which he routinely labels the “fake news” media.
His latest move comes after the publication of a new expose by journalist Michael Wolff that has Trump and his team livid.
Among other assertions, the book says that after surviving an assassination attempt last summer during the election campaign, Trump “seemed possibly on the verge of cracking,” unable to finish sentences and flying into rages that were stunning even for the famously thin-skinned former reality TV star.
In a social media post, Trump said that after what he called his wildly successful first month back in power, “Fake books and stories” with anonymous sources are coming out and “at some point, I am going to sue some of these dishonest authors and book publishers” to determine if these sources exist, “which they largely do not.”
Trump added: “They are made up, defamatory fiction, and a big price should be paid for this blatant dishonesty. I’ll do it as a service to our Country. Who knows, maybe we will create some NICE NEW LAW!!!”