Trump Administration Subpoenas New York Times Reporters Over Air Force One Stories
The subpoenas target reporters who wrote that the Secret Service urged Trump to use an older jet and that the new plane lacked some security features.
- On Friday, the Justice Department subpoenaed four New York Times reporters—Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager, and Eric Schmitt—to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday regarding their Air Force One security reporting.
- The subpoenas follow New York Times reporting that the Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, which underwent a $400 million retrofit, lacked advanced security features including anti-missile capabilities, prompting President Donald Trump to use an older aircraft departing Turkey.
- Before publication, a senior FBI official requested the story be held on national security grounds. Times lawyer David McCraw condemned the subpoena delivery to reporters' homes as a "brazen act" and a threat to press freedom.
- The Justice Department stated reporters are "not the targets" of the investigation, which seeks to identify sources of leaked classified information. The administration previously withdrew similar subpoenas issued to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.
- U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, whom President Trump recently nominated to serve as director of national intelligence, issued the subpoenas and faces a confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence next week.
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The Trump administration's action is an "attack to freedom of the press," says the president of the American press club. The Ministry of Justice says it's not about the reporters.
Are there security concerns in the new US presidential machine? This question was addressed by the New York Times - and the reporters promptly received summons from the judiciary. The newspaper and journalists' associations are outraged.
The White House stepped up pressure on the media through a subpoena issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to journalists from The New York Times (NYT) who reported on security concerns related to the new presidential plane, Air Force One, donated by Qatar, on the grounds of a “alleged violation of federal criminal law.” The paper described the fact as “a blatant act” and “an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in the…
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Trump administration subpoenas NYT journalists
WASHINGTON — The New York Times said Saturday that the U.S. Department of Justice ordered several of its journalists to testify before a federal grand jury after they reported on security concerns involving President Donald Trump's new Qatari-donated Air Force…
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