ABC News quietly republished a watered-down version of a previously deleted report scrutinizing the business dealings of President Donald Trump's oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr.and Eric Trump, on Friday evening.
The original report, published earlier in the week, was removed following criticism of its accuracy.The original report, which remains accessible through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, was published Wednesday afternoon under the headline, "Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election." ABC News removed the report less than 24 hours later without a public explanation at the time.However, the revised report reappeared on ABC News' website Friday with an editor's note, factual corrections and a new headline: "New shipyard announced amid earlier Democratic concerns about potential conflicts of interest."ABC NEWS DELETES ‘HIT PIECE’ ON TRUMP SONS' PENTAGON-LINKED INVESTMENTS WITHOUT EXPLANATIONDonald Trump Jr., executive vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York City on July 15, 2025.(Victor J.
Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The article's byline was also changed to "ABC News."The editor's note acknowledged errors involving descriptions of company investments, government contracts and the chronology of events."Editor’s Note: CORRECTION: A version of this story published on Oct.7 contained errors in the description of certain company investments, government contracts and event chronologies," the statement read.
"After subsequent reporting, this version contains corrected information and additional context regarding some of those investments, contracts and events."ABC News removed a report about the business dealings of President Donald Trump's sons, Donald Trump Jr.and Eric Trump, before publishing a revised version with an editor's note acknowledging reporting errors.
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