Trump and his handler recently joked about "fake news" at the G20:
"Texas journalist Seth Harp, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, tells a harrowing tale at The Intercept about his May 13 effort to return to the U.S. from a reporting trip in Mexico City.
"Passing through immigration at the Austin airport, I was pulled out of line for 'secondary screening,' a quasi-custodial law enforcement process that takes place in the Homeland Security zone of the airport.
"Cooperation didn’t earn me any leniency.
"Next up was a thorough search of my suitcase, down to unscrewing the tops of my toiletries.
"That much I expected.
"But then a third officer, whose name was Villarreal, carefully read every page of my 2019 journal, including copious notes to self on work, relationships, friends, family, and all sorts of private reflections I had happened to write down.
"That was just the beginning.
"The real abuse of power was a warrantless search of my phone and laptop.
Trump's Border Bullies Harass a Journalist | DCReport.org
"After I gave an officer the password to my iPhone, he spent three hours reviewing hundreds of photos and videos and emails and calls and texts, including encrypted messages on WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram.
"It was the digital equivalent of tossing someone’s house: opening cabinets, pulling out drawers, and overturning furniture in hopes of finding something — anything — illegal.
"He read my communications with friends, family, and loved ones.
"He went through my correspondence with colleagues, editors, and sources. He asked about the identities of people who have worked with me in war zones.
"He also went through my personal photos, which I resented.
"Consider everything on your phone right now.
"Nothing on mine was spared."
Trump recently gave the impression he believes Putin's treatment of Russian journalists is something to chuckle about.
What else can you expect from gangsters in high places?
"Texas journalist Seth Harp, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, tells a harrowing tale at The Intercept about his May 13 effort to return to the U.S. from a reporting trip in Mexico City.
"Passing through immigration at the Austin airport, I was pulled out of line for 'secondary screening,' a quasi-custodial law enforcement process that takes place in the Homeland Security zone of the airport.
"Cooperation didn’t earn me any leniency.
"Next up was a thorough search of my suitcase, down to unscrewing the tops of my toiletries.
"That much I expected.
"But then a third officer, whose name was Villarreal, carefully read every page of my 2019 journal, including copious notes to self on work, relationships, friends, family, and all sorts of private reflections I had happened to write down.
"That was just the beginning.
"The real abuse of power was a warrantless search of my phone and laptop.
Trump's Border Bullies Harass a Journalist | DCReport.org
"After I gave an officer the password to my iPhone, he spent three hours reviewing hundreds of photos and videos and emails and calls and texts, including encrypted messages on WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram.
"It was the digital equivalent of tossing someone’s house: opening cabinets, pulling out drawers, and overturning furniture in hopes of finding something — anything — illegal.
"He read my communications with friends, family, and loved ones.
"He went through my correspondence with colleagues, editors, and sources. He asked about the identities of people who have worked with me in war zones.
"He also went through my personal photos, which I resented.
"Consider everything on your phone right now.
"Nothing on mine was spared."
Trump recently gave the impression he believes Putin's treatment of Russian journalists is something to chuckle about.
What else can you expect from gangsters in high places?
