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Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors

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Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet

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  1. Judge to hear arguments on DOJ's subpoenas of The New York Times' journalists

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    Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors

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  1. The Daily Wire

    Trump’s Subpoenas Are Not Unprecedented Despite The Media Hysteria (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Trump administration has issued subpoenas for four New York Times journalists, requiring them to testify before a grand jury in a criminal investigation. The subpoenas come after the Times reported on security concerns involving Trump’s new presidential aircraft — a gift from Qatar.

  2. Just the News

    Trump administration withdraws NYT reporter subpoenas in Qatari-gifted Air Force One probe (opens Just the News)

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    The Justice Department has defended the issuance of subpoenas in the effort as trying to target the leakers, who are revealing classified information, and not journalists who are reporting the stories.

  3. Al-Monitor

    US judge to weigh New York Times subpoenas over Trump plane reporting (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Jack Queen NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Justice Department will ask a Manhattan federal judge on Thursday to uphold its subpoena issued to New York Times' journalists who reported on security concerns about the president flying on a Qatari-donated Air Force One.

  4. CBS News

    Judge to hear arguments on DOJ's subpoenas of The New York Times' journalists (opens CBS News)

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    A federal judge is set to hear arguments on the Justice Department's subpoenas of The New York Times journalists over reports about President Trump's Qatari-donated Air Force One. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has the latest.

  5. ABC News

    New York Times to fight Trump administration subpoenas in court (opens ABC News)

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    Attorneys for the New York Times will be in court Thursday to fight a series of subpoenas they allege were to attempt to retaliate against and intimidate reporters.

  6. Union Leader

    Prosecutors drop New York Times subpoenas in Trump plane leak probe (opens Union Leader)

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    The Trump administration will withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times' journalists who reported on security concerns about the president flying on a Qatari-donated Air Force One, a prosecutor said at a court hearing on Thursday.

  7. Jonesboro Sun

    U.S. government withdraws subpoenas for NY Times reporters in investigation of sources related to new Air Force One jet (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    U.S. government withdraws subpoenas for NY Times reporters in investigation of sources related to new Air Force One jet.

  8. WHNT

    Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors (opens WHNT)

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    Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet

  9. The Guardian

    Trump’s justice department to retract New York Times subpoenas over Qatari jet reporting (opens The Guardian)

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    Journalists had reported on security concerns about US president flying on donated Air Force One craft Donald Trump’s justice department ⁠will withdraw subpoenas ​issued to New York Times’ journalists who reported on security concerns about the president flying on a Qatari-donated Air Force One, a p…

  10. The New Republic

    Trump Caves and Withdraws Subpoenas for New York Times Journalists (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump’s administration withdrew its subpoenas Thursday for a slate of New York Times journalists who reported on Air Force One’s security issues. Lawyers for the publication appeared in court to challenge subpoenas that would’ve compelled reporters to testify about their confidential sources …

  11. Toledo Blade

    Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters after admitting legal errors (opens Toledo Blade)

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    NEW YORK — Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.

  12. KION Central Coast

    Trump’s DOJ withdraws subpoenas targeting NY Times reporters (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Brian Stelter, Nina Giraldo, CNN (CNN) — The federal government has withdrawn its subpoenas compelling New York Times reporters to testify about their anonymous sources in reporting that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims about a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.

  13. Local News 8

    Trump’s DOJ says it will withdraw subpoenas targeting NY Times reporters (opens Local News 8)

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    By Brian Stelter, Nina Giraldo, CNN (CNN) — The federal government says it will drop its subpoenas compelling New York Times reporters to testify about anonymous sources in a case that involved President Donald Trump’s claims about a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.

  14. The Boston Globe

    Government withdraws subpoenas of reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors (opens The Boston Globe)

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    It comes at a time when the Trump administration is vigorously going after news organizations whose reporting and coverage it doesn’t like.

  15. CBS News

    DOJ to withdraw subpoenas for New York Times reporters over Air Force 1 story (opens CBS News)

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    The New York Times moved to block subpoenas issued by the Justice Department for grand jury testimony and phone records from its reporters.

  16. The Hill

    DOJ will withdraw subpoenas against New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting (opens The Hill)

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    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.

  17. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    DOJ to drop NYT subpoenas over Trump Air Force One reporting (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> Donald Trump’s Justice Department will withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times’ journalists who reported on security concerns about the president flying on a Qatari-donated Air Force One, a prosecutor said at a court hearing today.

  18. Deadline

    Justice Department Plans To Withdraw Subpoenas For New York Times Journalists Who Reported On Trump’s New Air Force One (opens Deadline)

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    The Trump administration withdrew its subpoenas to a groups of New York Times journalists who reported on the lack of security features on the new Air Force One, a gift of the government of Qatar that was accepted by President Donald Trump. The Times reported on Thursday that Sean Buckley of the U.

  19. Deutsche Welle

    Trump administration drops New York Times subpoenas over Air Force One reporting (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The White House had targeted journalists from The New York Times for their reporting on security concerns with a Qatari-donated Air Force One plane.

  20. Deutsche Welle

    Trump administration drops New York Times subpoenas over plane reporting (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The White House went after journalists from The New York Times for their reporting on a Qatari-donated Air Force One plane.

  21. Washington Examiner

    Justice Department withdraws subpoenas to New York Times reporters (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Justice Department said Thursday it would withdraw subpoenas seeking phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times journalists who reported on the security capabilities of President Donald Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One jet.

  22. Digital Journal

    Justice Dept withdraws NY Times subpoenas over Trump plane report (opens Digital Journal)

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    The subpoenas were issued after a Times report that the Qatari-gifted Air Force One lacked certain security countermeasures, including anti-missile defenses.

  23. Al Jazeera

    US government cancels subpoena against three New York Times reporters (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Withdrawal is latest instance of government's efforts to crack down on critical media facing setbacks in court.

  24. NBC News

    Justice Department agrees to withdraw subpoenas of New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting (opens NBC News)

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    The Justice Department agreed to withdraw grand jury subpoenas seeking testimony and records from New York Times reporters and their family members.

  25. Courthouse News Service

    Ripped by judge, DOJ drops subpoenas of New York Times reporters (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Justice Department lawyers initially refused to withdraw the requests, despite admitting they were rife with “inadvertent errors.”

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