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Justice Department subpoenas New York Times journalists after FBI request to withhold Air Force One report
The subpoenas, issued Friday by Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, require testimony before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on July 15 regarding an alleged criminal violation. They follow the newspaper's reporting on President Trump's use of an older aircraft amid security concerns during travel from Turkey.
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The Justice Department issued subpoenas on Friday to four New York Times journalists, requiring them to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 15. Federal agents delivered some of the subpoenas to the reporters' homes. The journalists named are Julian E.
Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt. Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton issued the subpoenas, which seek testimony regarding an alleged violation of criminal law. Clayton was nominated by President Trump last month to serve as the next director of national security.
The subpoenas followed the Times' reporting that President Trump left Turkey this week on an older Air Force One aircraft due to security concerns from the Secret Service. The new Air Force One, a Qatari-gifted jet that underwent a $400 million retrofit, entered service last week. President Trump flew the new aircraft to a NATO summit in Turkey.
He departed Wednesday on an older-model Air Force One for a trip to Mildenhall, a Royal Air Force base in Suffolk, England. Both jets flew to Mildenhall. President Trump switched to the newer plane for the flight home to Joint Base Andrews.
The abrupt swap occurred as a shaky cease-fire with Iran collapsed, with the U.S. launching airstrikes on Iran and Tehran attacking three Gulf Arab states. President Trump posted on social media that the stop in Mildenhall allowed service members there to view the new jet.
During the flight he stated, "I have a threat all the time. " White House spokesman Steven Cheung said the new aircraft has high-level security protocols and that the administration uses tools including distraction and misdirection to address threats.
