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Trump says Justice Department should investigate anonymous op-ed author

Aboard Air Force One • President Donald Trump called Friday for the Justice Department to investigate the anonymous author of an op-ed depicting a “resistance” inside the government and said he is considering taking legal action against the New York Times for publishing it.

The column, published online Wednesday, was written by someone the Times identified only as a senior official in the Trump administration. It depicts a "two-track presidency" in which some top staffers make up a "resistance" force working to thwart the president's "misguided impulses" in the name of protecting the nation.