Justice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One security reporting
How left and right are reading this
- Both agree
- Compelling Times reporters to testify about published security reporting, with some subpoenas delivered at home, turns scrutiny of a presidential aircraft into a test of state power.
- They split on
- Whether the story is about intimidation of journalists examining public-safety concerns, or about keeping executive power within due-process bounds when investigating presidential security decisions.
The Facts
- The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several New York Times journalists after the paper reported on security concerns involving the new Air Force One.
- The subpoenas seek to require the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday.
- The new Air Force One at the center of the reporting is a jet President Donald Trump received from Qatar, and it entered service last week.
- The New York Times said federal agents delivered some of the subpoenas to reporters at their homes.
- Multiple outlets reported that four Times journalists were among those subpoenaed: Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt.
- The subpoenas target journalists over reporting that raised questions about the aircraft’s security measures, including whether the plane had been sufficiently retrofitted for presidential use.
- As of the cited reports, the White House and the Justice Department had not immediately responded to requests for comment.
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Context
Why were the reporters subpoenaed?
According to the cited reports, the subpoenas came after The New York Times published stories about security concerns involving the new Air Force One, including questions about whether the aircraft had all needed protective systems for presidential travel NYT,NY Post,Hill.
What are the subpoenas requiring?
The subpoenas seek to compel the journalists to appear before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday and testify; the Times also said some subpoenas were delivered by federal agents at reporters’ homes Twin Cities,CNN International,Daily News.
What remains unresolved?
The underlying Times report on the aircraft’s security concerns was described by several outlets as not independently confirmed, and the White House and Justice Department had not publicly responded in the reviewed coverage, leaving the government’s rationale and response to the reporting unclear CBS News,Times of Israel,Business Standard.
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