The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, the Times said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes.
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The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, the Times said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes.
The Times says federal agents turned up on the doorsteps of several of its journalists to force grand jury testimony next week over their coverage of the Air Force One plane gifted to Trump by Qatar. The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, the Times said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes. Federal agents delivered subpoenas to New York Times reporters at their homes after a report on the new Air Force One Boeing 747-8 from Qatar.
NPR reported the story as "Justice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting." PBS NewsHour reported the story as "New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns." Fox News reported the story as "Trump administration subpoenas NY Times journalists in grand jury leak probe tied to Air Force One report."
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