New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One reporting, newspaper says

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/trump-nyt-air-force-one-qatari-jet-e2c798a95a1e41077d2cae969774df91

New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One reporting, newspaper says
By ASHRAF KHALIL and WILL WEISSERT
Updated 7:30 AM CDT, July 11, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after their report on security concerns involving the new Air Force One, according to the paper.

The new jet, which President Donald Trump received as a gift from Qatar, entered service last week.

The subpoenas issued Friday seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday, the paper said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes.

“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects,” David McCraw, a lawyer for the Times, said in a statement.

Issuing subpoenas represents a major escalation in the Republican president’s effort to threaten independent new organizations by leveraging the power of the federal government against them. It is also part of a systematic pattern by Trump to attempt to undermine press freedom in order to shield him from negative coverage.

Earlier this year, the Justice Department issued subpoenas seeking to compel testimony from reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. In both cases, the department later withdrew the subpoenas.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html

Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”
By Michael M. Grynbaum
July 11, 2026 Updated 9:26 a.m. ET

The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One.

The subpoenas — which seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — were an extraordinary escalation in President Trump’s efforts to threaten and intimidate independent news organizations.

In some cases, the subpoenas were delivered by federal agents who showed up at reporters’ homes.

“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects,” said David McCraw, The Times’s top newsroom lawyer, in a statement on Friday evening.

“Our journalists report the facts and advance the American public’s right to know how their government is operating and their taxpayer dollars are being used,” Mr. McCraw wrote. “This brazen act should be seen as nothing more than an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their country by intimidating journalists from doing their jobs.”

The subpoenas contain few specifics, asking only that the journalists testify “in regard to an alleged violation of federal criminal law.” They were issued by Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan. Mr. Clayton, who leads one of the country’s most prominent law enforcement offices, was recently nominated by Mr. Trump to serve as director of national intelligence.

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[CanonRay]

1. The NYT is learning it does no good to kiss Trump's ass

He'll turn on you I a second.

[dweller]

2. an alleged violation of federal criminal law

I call BS

WHAT LAW ?



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[Qutzupalotl]

3. Journalism is not a crime.

Hopefully this gets withdrawn too.

[C_U_L8R]

4. So Trump spends $400 million on supposed 'security upgrades'

And this flying gilded palace can’t dodge a spitball?
Next thing you know, the new paint job will start peeling and the cabin festers a chronic algae infestation.
Trump is gonna need a lotta scapegoats and excuses for this botched job (again).

[BidenRocks]

5. Out of sight, out of mind.

What is it costing for this white elephant sitting on static display in Europe?
Practice for it's future?

I want compensation from chump for all his fuck ups!

[MLWR]

6. TACO clearly does not believe in Freedom of the Press

Or any other part of the FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

[paleotn]

7. Fine. This will go precisely nowhere. It's as much for show as anything

Donnie had a pissy and his minions are doing as they're told. They can have all the hearings they want but unless a crime was committed, which it wasn't, they can all pound sand.

[spanone]

8. Dictators like trmp hate a free press.

[FakeNoose]

9. What's the reason for the subpoena? Other than to silence the journalists, I mean ...

If they were being charged with a crime, or for revealing top secret info, that's one thing. But a subpoena means they must report for questioning. The story has been published, that's what the reporters know, and now it's out there for everyone else. The reporters will refused to name their sources, because that's part of their job.

I think we need to hear from US Attorney Jay Clayton on why this happened, and what's he trying to accomplish?

[dalton99a]

10. +1. Clayton wants to prove that he is willing to cater to Trump's every whim

[FakeNoose]

11. Yes that's exactly how it looks

[aggiesal]

12. What judge would sign off on a subpeona from the WH to a journalist? n/t