ABC News could face significant consequences as the venture capital firm at the center of a botched report about the Trump family ponders legal action."We still have our attorneys completely plugged into this, and we're not taking options off the table, because they can't get away with writing completely false things and hit jobs," 1789 Capital spokesperson Alexa Henning told Fox News Digital."We're not going to back down," she continued."We're gonna keep calling them out and make sure that people know the truth."GOP SENATOR CALLS FOR FCC PROBE OF ABC NEWS OVER TRUMP SONS-ANDURIL 'POLITICAL HIT JOB'1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr.
serves as a partner, is considering legal action against ABC News.(Patrick T.
Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)Henning’s comments followed ABC News' shocking decision to delete a report examining alleged investments tied to President Donald Trump’s adult children, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., without explanation only to republish a cleaned-up version days later.The original Wednesday article claimed companies connected to the president's sons had secured billions in government contracts, including through venture capital firm 1789 Capital but was hit with significant criticism.The controversy centered on ABC News' original claim that 1789 Capital, where Trump Jr.
serves as a partner, acquired a major stake in defense contractor Anduril Industries through a $2.5 billion investment.The figure instead represented Anduril's broader fundraising round, while 1789 Capital's investment was approximately $50 million.The original report, which remains accessible through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, was published under the headline, "Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election."ABC NEWS QUIETLY REPUBLISHES GUTTED VERSION OF STORY ON TRUMP SONS IT HAD DELETED WITHOUT EXPLANATIONABC News deleted a report criticizing the business dealings of President Donald Trump’s oldest sons, Donald Trump...