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[–] JohnPaulJones 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Trump could sue for defamation but given that Trump is a public figure he would have to prove that they knew it was false at the time of the reporting and did so to hurt Trump.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure
Proving this was knowable false to the networks could be tough and would likely require the cooperation of the leakers. The media will likely say they had all of this evidence leaked to them and were only exercising their constitutional rights. In this instance incompetence would be a good defense.
As far as the American people, you would have to show harm. The media doesn't inherently owe you anything as a member of the general public. You do not pay for their services (you pay the cable company or its free broadcast). The Bernie Bros are dealing with a similar issues here with their suit but with much more provable harm and intent to defraud.
As far as I know there is no such thing as criminal liability in defamation only civil liability.
As always I am not a lawyer.