DOJ will withdraw subpoenas against New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting
The Justice Department announced it will withdraw subpoenas issued to four New York Times reporters over their reporting on the new Air Force One jet. The subpoenas, which sought testimony and communications records, were criticized as an attempt to identify confidential sources and intimidate the press. The decision came as Judge Arun Subramanian considered the newspaper’s motion to quash the subpoenas.
- ▪The subpoenas were issued on July 10 to journalists Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager, and Eric Schmitt, demanding testimony before a federal grand jury and access to phone and text records.
- ▪The Justice Department argued that the First Amendment does not protect reporters from appearing before a grand jury to answer questions about criminal conduct and source identities.
- ▪Critics described the subpoenas as a bad‑faith effort to harass and intimidate the press for reporting on the security shortcomings of the new Air Force One gifted by Qatar.
- ▪Judge Arun Subramanian was weighing whether to grant the New York Times’ motion to quash the subpoenas when the DOJ announced its withdrawal.
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Court Battles DOJ will withdraw subpoenas against New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting Comments: by Sophie Brams - 07/23/26 3:58 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sophie Brams - 07/23/26 3:58 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The Justice Department on Thursday said it would withdraw subpoenas issued to several New York Times reporters earlier this month over their reporting on security concerns regarding the new Air Force One jet gifted by Qatar. The development came during a hearing in a Manhattan courtroom in which Judge Arun Subramanian was weighing whether to grant the outlet’s motion to quash. “The government is prepared to unilaterally withdraw the subpoenas at this time,” Sean Buckley, the chief counsel to U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, said at the hearing in U.S.
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