Trump has also called for stern measures — including imprisonment — for journalists who refuse to identify their sources. He specifically seized on POLITICO’s exclusive report in May 2022 about a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court announced in January 2023 that an investigation it conducted had failed to conclusively identify any individuals who disclosed the draft, but Trump has told his supporters that more aggressive tactics could quickly ascertain the source.

“Go to the reporter & ask him/her who it was. If not given the answer, put whoever in jail until the answer is given. You might add the publisher and editor to the list,” Trump wrote on Truth Social last year. “Stop playing games, this leaking cannot be allowed to happen. It won’t take long before the name of this slime is revealed!”

At a rally in 2022, Trump raised the specter of prison rape as a potential tool to identify a leaker.

“When the reporter learns that he’s going to be married in two days to a certain prisoner that’s extremely strong, tough and mean, he will say … ‘You know, I think I’m going to give you the information. Here’s the leaker. Get me the hell out of here.’”

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