The New York Times on Wednesday changed the headline of its story featuring an interview with President Trump after liberal critics complained that it was misleading.

The initial headline on the story, in which Trump accused former National Security Adviser Susan Rice of criminal activity, said, "Trump Says Susan Rice May Have Committed a Crime."

In the interview, Trump was asked about a recent report that said Rice requested that the names of Trump associates be "unmasked" in intelligence reports when she was in the Obama administration and whether that was evidence she committed a crime.

"Do I think? Yes, I think," Trump said. But Trump did not cite any substantial evidence to back up the charge.

Liberal Washington Post blogger Greg Sargent on Twitter said that the headline was inappropriate.

"Headlines that amplify baseless claims, without telling readers they are baseless, mislead and reward Trump's lies," he said.

David Corn of the liberal Mother Jones agreed.

"The news is not the claim but that a [president] made a claim without evidence," he said.

Improved NYT headline pic.twitter.com/5Cx26e0AXc — Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) April 5, 2017



The Times eventually changed its headline to read, "Trump, Citing No Evidence, Suggests Susan Rice Committed Crime."

The Washington Examiner has reached out to a New York Times spokeswoman for comment.

Press reports have said Rice requested the identities of Trump associates in intelligence reports be "unmasked" during the transition. Unmasking involves revealing the redacted names of U.S. citizens that are gathered incidentally by intelligence officials who are monitoring foreign agents.

Rice told MSNBC that she never leaked information, and never made a request to unmask anyone for political reasons.