Multiple outlets report that the Trump administration, acting through the Department of Justice, sought phone and communications records for New York Times journalists and, in some cases, certain relatives. The effort is described in a motion that is unsealed and is connected to subpoenas served on three journalists who wrote about security concerns involving a Qatari-gifted Air Force One. The New York Times says the government’s filings are part of an ongoing legal dispute in which it challenges the subpoenas and seeks to quash them. According to the motion and coverage of the filing, the government’s requests extend beyond the reporters themselves to include family members such as spouses and at least one parent in some instances, in an attempt to identify the confidential sources used for the reporting. Outlets characterize the requests as unusually expansive, including time frames that are said to reach beyond the specific periods covered in the published articles. The matter reflects broader tensions between the executive branch and the press, as the government pursues source identification through additional legal steps.
DOJ sought phone records of NYT journalists and relatives to identify Air Force One sources
Multiple outlets report that the Trump administration, acting through the Department of Justice, sought phone and communications records for New York Times journalists and, in some cases, certain rela...
- The Department of Justice sought phone or communications records tied to New York Times reporting.
- The requests targeted multiple NYT journalists and, in some cases, certain relatives such as spouses and a parent.
- The effort is linked to subpoenas served on three journalists over articles about security concerns involving a Qatari-gifted Air Force One.
- The New York Times is challenging the subpoenas in court and the dispute continues.
- A motion was unsealed describing the government’s attempt to identify confidential sources used for the reporting.
Trump's administration sought New York Times journalists’ phone records and even those of some of their relatives in an attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet, according to a motion unsealed Monday.
1 month agoOfficials sought identity of sources ‘long before’ reporters wrote about the president’s Air Force One jet from QatarDonald Trump’s administration sought phone records of several New York Times journalists and even those of some of their relatives, according to a motion unsealed Monday – an unusually aggressive attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about the president’s Air Force One jet from Qatar.The Trump administration’s push to compel the identity of sources in the form of additional subpoenas comes at a time when the executive branch’s relationship with the press is increasingly contentious. The efforts, described in a letter-motion filed by the Times over the weekend, were more expansive than previously known, the newspaper noted – and also covered a time frame that exceeded the news articles in question. Continue reading...
1 month agoNYT revealed the government's actions as part of an ongoing legal challenge to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on three journalists who reported on security concerns involving the jet
1 month agoPresident Donald Trump's administration sought phone records of several New York Times journalists and even those of some of their relatives, according to a motion unsealed Monday —…
1 month agoNew York Times journalists and their relatives were targeted in a motion to unmask the confidential sources behind Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
1 month agoThe Department of Justice is reportedly seeking the communications records of New York Times journalists, and in some cases that of members of reporters' families, as it works to identify sources the news outlet relied on for its reporting about security concerns surrounding the Qatari-gifted jet for Air Force One. The Times reported more details...
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