Philadelphia Inquirer - The Trump administration issued subpoenas Friday to several journalists for the New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Donald Trump's new Qatari-donated Air Force One.
The subpoenas - which seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in New York on Wednesday - were an extraordinary escalation in Trump's efforts to threaten and intimidate independent news organizations.
In some cases, the subpoenas were delivered by federal agents who showed up at reporters' homes. The Times denounced the administration's actions.
"The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects," David McCraw, the Times' top newsroom lawyer, said in a statement Friday evening.
"Our journalists report the facts and advance the American public's right to know how their government is operating and their taxpayer dollars are being used," McCraw wrote. "This brazen act should be seen as nothing more than an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their country by intimidating journalists from doing their jobs."
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