This is not the first time rump has publicly levied attacks against the free press. Prior to the election, Trump filed a lawsuit against CBS, claiming that a 60 Minutes interview with then Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris was edited in a way to give her an advantage.

The former President also said that the news networks are 'really corrupt' while speaking at the Justice Department on Friday

Trump waged an attack on media outlets for reporting negatively about him, calling CNN and MSNBC "corrupt" and "illegal".