Justice Department withdraws subpoenas to New York Times reporters
The Justice Department announced it would withdraw subpoenas targeting New York Times journalists who reported on President Donald Trump’s aircraft security details, specifically regarding the qatari-donated Air Force one jet.The decision came after a court hearing where U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian questioned the DOJ’s handling of the subpoenas, which were issued on July 11. The court suggested that while the subpoenas are being withdrawn for now, the DOJ can issue new ones if proper procedures are followed. These subpoenas stemmed from a recent NYT article discussing Trump’s departure from a NATO summit in Turkey aboard an older aircraft rather than the newer, Qatar-gifted plane. The NYT argued that the subpoenas aimed to intimidate its reporters, describing them as an attempt to suppress reporting on sensitive security matters. This story is ongoing and further updates are anticipated.
The Justice Department said Thursday it would withdraw subpoenas seeking phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times journalists who reported on the security capabilities of President Donald Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One jet.
“The government is prepared to unilaterally withdraw the subpoenas at this time,” Sean Buckley, a senior official in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, said during a hearing in U.S. District Court.
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The decision to withdraw the subpoenas, which were issued on July 11, came after U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, questioned DOJ lawyers for nearly an hour about their handling of the subpoenas. The New York Times had asked the court to quash them, describing the demands as an attempt to intimidate its reporters.
Subramanian said the withdrawal would not prevent the DOJ from issuing new subpoenas to the journalists if prosecutors followed the appropriate procedures.
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The subpoenas stemmed from an article published this month speculating on why Trump departed a NATO summit in Turkey aboard an older presidential aircraft, instead of flying in the new Qatari-gifted plane, which he had used to travel to the summit.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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