Trump Administration Subpoenas New York Times Reporters Over Air Force One Stories
- 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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