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DOJ subpoenas Times reporters for court testimony in leak fight

Agents delivered subpoenas to journalists' doorsteps after Air Force One security stories, moving reporting into federal court process

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The Justice Department subpoenaed New York Times reporters for grand jury testimony after Air Force One security reporting, putting a leak inquiry against press-freedom concerns.

  1. Frame 1Agents delivered subpoenas to journalists' doorsteps after Air Force One security stories, moving reporting into federal court process.
  2. Frame 2The stories examined security concerns around a Qatar-gifted presidential jet that entered service last week.
  3. Frame 3Agents delivered some summonses at reporters' homes, seeking grand jury testimony in Manhattan.
  4. Frame 4The subpoenas say testimony is required about an alleged violation of federal criminal law.
  5. Frame 5The Times says the reporters must appear before the grand jury on Wednesday.
  6. Frame 6DOJ says reporters are not targets; the Times' lawyer calls the doorstep visits intimidation.
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Jul 11, 1:20 PM EDT
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