Trump asks AG to investigate author of anonymous New York Times op-ed

September 08, 2018 08:31

Donald Trump said he wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate and uncover the identity of the senior administration official who penned an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times this week that criticised the US president as reckless.

Trump has demanded that The New York Times disclose the author of the essay, described by the newspaper as a senior administration official.

The writer said aides had been working to thwart decisions by the president they deemed misguided. Trump said revealing the writer's name was in the interests of national security.

The op-ed ashed the US President as amoral and claimed there is a "resistance" within the administration. The essay has enraged Trump and touched off a furious search inside the administration for its author.

"I would say (Attorney General) Jeff should be investigating who the author of that piece was because I really believe it's national security," Trump told reporters.

Trump has called it a treason and said that he is looking into the possibility of an action against the top American daily.

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