threatened prison for Time magazine journalist

'Are you threatening me with jail time Mr. President?' Bizarre moment Trump threatened a journalist with prison for taking a picture of the infamous letter than Kim Jong-Un sent him Donald Trump threatened to a journalist at Time magazine with prison time for trying to take a photo of a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un  Trump brought in the letter to show the Time jouranlists When one tried to take a picture, Sarah Sanders put a stop to it Later in the interview Trump referenced the incident  'Well, you can go to prison instead, because, if you use, if you use the photograph you took of the letter that I gave you,' Trump said 'I’m sorry, Mr. President. Were you threatening me with prison time?,' the journalist with Time replied Trump didn't answer but went on to complain about the magazine's coverage  

By Emily Goodin, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com

Published: 22:07 BST, 21 June 2019 | Updated: 04:49 BST, 22 June 2019

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Donald Trump threatened to a journalist at Time magazine with prison time for trying to take a photo of a letter North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un sent the president.

The threat was revealed Thursday when Time magazine released the full transcript of their interview. 

The president had the letter brought in during the interview to show TIME Editor-in-Chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal, Washington Bureau Chief Massimo Calabresi, Senior White House Correspondent Brian Bennett and White House Correspondent Tessa Berenson, who were conducting the interview. 

Donald Trump threatened to a journalist at Time magazine with prison time for trying to take a photo of a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un

Donald Trump threatened to a journalist at Time magazine with prison time for trying to take a photo of a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un

President Trump struck a Churchillian pose for a Time magazine cover profile

President Trump struck a Churchillian pose for a Time magazine cover profile

When one of the Time journalists tried to take a photo of the letter, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders put a stop to it.

'You can’t take a picture of that, sorry,' she said.

Trump later threatened the

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