Trump reportedly encouraged Fox News host Sean Hannity to pursue a lawsuit against The New York Times

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• President Donald Trump reportedly encouraged Fox News host Sean Hannity to pursue legal action against The New York Times for reporting he downplayed the severity of the coronavirus, The Daily Beast reported.
• Hannity's lawyer Charles Harder — who has also worked with the president — wrote a 12-page letter to The Times demanding an apology and retraction of such reporting.
• Sources stressed to The Daily Beast that the threat of legal action "wasn't the president's idea," Trump did convey his support for the idea to Hannity.
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President Donald Trump supported the idea of Fox News' Sean Hannity filing a lawsuit against The New York Times for reports alleging that Hannity downplayed the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, The Daily Beast reported.

Hannity's lawyer Charles Harder — who has also worked with the president — wrote a 12-page letter Monday demanding a retraction and threatening a lawsuit against The Times following reports from the publication alleging he downplayed the threat of the coronavirus in the early stages of its development.

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