Trump said White House bunker stay info leaker should be 'executed', claims new book  

According to the excerpts of a new book,thethen-USPresident Donald Trump toldseveralof his advisersthat whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker in May2020had committed treason and should be executed for sharing details with the press.

According to theCNN report,theexcerpts have beenobtained bythe channelfrom Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender, who has written the book.The name of the book is'Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost’.

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Trump, the then-first lady Melania Trump and their son, Barron, weretaken to the bunker for some timeafter the protesters gathered outside the building toprotestagainstthe killing of GeorgeFloyd.

In the book,BenderwritesTrumpheld a meeting with top military, law enforcement and West Wing advisersfollowing the time in the bunker. The former president had aired grievances over the leak in the meeting.

As per theBender,"Trump boiled over about the bunker story as soon as they arrived and shouted at them to smoke out whoever had leaked it. It was the most upset some aides had ever seen the president."

The book reads,"'Whoever did that, they should be charged with treason!' Trump yelled. 'They should be executed!'”.