Via Newsweek:
President Trump on Sunday encouraged a class-action lawsuit against ABC News over a retracted report on the Trump-Russia investigation that took a hit on the stock market when it was published.
“People who lost money when the Stock Market went down 350 points based on the False and Dishonest reporting of Brian Ross of @ABC News (he has been suspended), should consider hiring a lawyer and suing ABC for the damages this bad reporting has caused – many millions of dollars!” he wrote.
This came hours after he posted a tweet congratulating ABC for suspending the reporter behind the botched story, Brian Ross.
It is unlikely ABC could be held liable for the dip in the market on Friday, especially since stocks had already fallen that day over reports about former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleading guilty for lying to the FBI about contacts with Russians during Trump’s presidential transition. ABC did not immediately comment about Trump’s tweet.
Court papers from Friday said a “very senior member” of Trump’s transition team directed Flynn to contact the Russian ambassador to the U.S. about Israeli settlements in December. Multiple media sources have identified that member as Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser. Kushner has not been charged or officially connected in court papers to Flynn’s call.