Trump pushed DOJ to subpoena reporters over alleged Iran war leaks: Report
The Justice Department has met with Pentagon lawyers and sought reporters’ records as Trump calls leak coverage a national security threat.
- On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, reports revealed that President Trump has significantly escalated his campaign against media leaks, pressuring the Department of Justice to use aggressive legal tactics against journalists reporting on the Iran conflict.
- President Trump reportedly urged acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to issue grand jury subpoenas to The Wall Street Journal and other major outlets to identify anonymous sources behind stories detailing sensitive war-room deliberations.
- In a private meeting, the President allegedly presented Blanche with a stack of news articles he deemed dangerous to national security, some of which were marked with a handwritten note labeled "treason."
- The Justice Department's intensified probe focuses specifically on reporting that exposed how the administration arrived at the decision to launch the war and the internal advice provided by military and intelligence officials.
- The White House and DOJ have defended the moves as necessary to protect American lives, citing a recent incident where leaked information about a downed U.S. airman purportedly endangered a high-stakes rescue mission in Iranian territory.
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Trump Justice Department subpoenas news outlets over war coverage
The US Justice Department has reportedly subpoenaed The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets at the urging of President Donald Trump, who has complained incessantly about coverage of his Iran war. The Journal reported Monday that it received grand jury subpoenas dated March 4 for records of its journalists as Trump pushed the Justice Department – now […] The post Trump Justice Department subpoenas news outlets over war coverage appeared fi…
Trump Orders "Treason" Probe Into Reporters' Sources
CNN reports: President Donald Trump personally pushed the Justice Department to issue subpoenas to reporters covering the war in Iran in an effort to flush out their sources, according to officials familiar with the matter. He delivered the message on a sticky note — the word “Treason” in Sharpie — placed atop a stack of printed articles he handed to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in a White House meeting, the officials said. After Blanche…
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