Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski reportedly supports jail time for Dean Baquet, executive editor of the New York Times, over his decision to release Trump’s tax information from 1995.
Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski reportedly supports jail time for Dean Baquet, executive editor of the New York Times, over his decision to release Trump’s tax information from 1995.
The Republican adviser made these comments on Thursday during a Harvard University event where representatives from both major parties discussed their perspectives on the 2016 presidential race.
Politico quotes Lewandowski as saying, “We had one of the top people at The New York Times come to Harvard University and say, ‘I’m willing to go to jail to get a copy of Donald Trump’s taxes so I can publish them.’ Dean Baquet came here and offered to go to jail — you’re telling me, he’s willing to commit a felony on a private citizen to post his taxes, and there isn’t enough scrutiny on the Trump campaign and his business dealings and his taxes?”
Lewandowski is then said to have stated, “It’s egregious. He should be in jail.”
The Washington Post reported in October that when Lewandowski worked for CNN, he echoed similar thoughts, suggesting during one show that Trump should sue the New York Times for releasing parts of his tax documents.
