The idea that Trump would back away from his vow to go after Hillary Clinton - which often drew the chant, "Lock her up!" on the campaign trail - disappointed some of Clinton's critics.
"Donald Trump must commit his administration to a serious, independent investigation of the very serious Clinton national security, email, and pay-to-play scandals," the group Judicial Watch said in a written statement.
Judicial Watch said such a move "would be a betrayal of his promise to the American people to “drain the swamp” of out-of-control corruption in Washington."
Others vented their frustration on social media as well.
The President-Elect went to the New York Times just hours after he went on Twitter and said he had canceled his visit; he did use part of his visit to blast the newspaper.
Here is a fuller report from the New York Times.
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