US EditionTrump says US will go after ‘leaker’ of info on downed pilot in Iran
Trump said the leak complicated a rescue mission and that officials are trying to identify the source, with 155 aircraft used in the operation, officials said.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to jail journalists who reported that a second airman remained missing after an F-15E fighter jet was shot down in Iran, demanding they reveal their sources or face prosecution.
- After the Friday crash, the administration kept the second airman's status secret, but reports of his disappearance emerged; Trump claimed this disclosure alerted Iranian forces and endangered the high-risk rescue operation.
- Trump alleged the leak prompted Iran to offer a bounty for the pilot, complicating extraction of the injured airman, who evaded capture for almost 48 hours until U.S. forces recovered him early Sunday.
- Press freedom advocates, including Jameel Jaffer of the Knight First Amendment Institute, warned that forcing journalists to disclose sources violates First Amendment rights, as no federal shield law protects reporters from such subpoenas.
- This threat escalates President Trump's long-standing conflict with news outlets, whom he has frequently denigrated as the "fake news media" and "enemy of the people," raising concerns about press freedom during his administration.
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Risky rescue of US crew downed in Iran relied on dozens of aircraft and subterfuge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States relied on dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and a dose of subterfuge to rescue a two-man fighter jet crew downed deep inside Iran, a risky mission that President Donald Trump…
The case is that of the American pilot rescued in Iran after the shooting down of his plane; the news of the shooting down, for Trump, was not to be given because “it complicated the rescue a lot.”
Trump threatens jail if journalists protect certain Iran sources
President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to pursue a “leaker” involved in disclosing details about the downing of a U.S. fighter jet in Iran late last week and indicated that the government would take action against an unnamed media outlet that disseminated the information.
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