ABC News Removed Report on Trump Sons Investigation Because It Published Prematurely
A source familiar with the matter says the story was taken down while the news network completes its Pentagon contracts reporting The post ABC News Removed Report on Trump Sons Investigation Because It Published Prematurely appeared first on TheWrap .
ABC News removed a report on government contracts involving companies linked to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, according to a source familiar with the matter. The article, which claimed that defense companies backed by the Trump sons had secured over $6 billion in active or promised government contracts since their investments, was taken down while reporting was still being finalized.
The removal occurred less than a day after the article was published, without any public correction or explanation. The article, titled "Trump sons’ investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election," drew criticism from a venture capital firm associated with Trump Jr., which disputed several of the report's claims.
The firm's spokesperson, Alexa Henning, challenged ABC's characterization of the firm's investment in Anduril and denied that several companies were backed by the Trump sons. Henning also warned ABC that lawyers would get involved if the network did not take action. Trump Jr. criticized the investigation on social media, claiming the article was removed because it was false.
It is unclear whether the accuracy complaints led to the decision to remove the article, and the network has not publicly announced whether it will be republished.
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