Trump will target media ‘criminally or civilly’ if re-elected, ally vows

Kash Patel, who held senior positions in Trump administration, said of members of the media, we're putting you all on notice'

A Donald Trump ally who worked in his justice department said on Tuesday that if the former president is elected again, his administration will retaliate against people in the media criminally or civilly".

Kash Patel, who was also chief of staff in the defense department and held a role on the national security council, made the comment on Steve Bannon's podcast. He said that, in a second Trump administration, We will go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media," over the 2020 election, which Trump lost to Joe Biden.