Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting
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Several New York Times journalists were summoned to testify under oath after they reported alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump's new Air Force One plane, the US newspaper said.
Federal agents delivered subpoenas to reporters' homes demanding they appear before a federal grand jury investigating a potential crime, the Times said.
The New York Times had published stories alleging that the Qatari-gifted plane being used by Trump was not secure enough, and the Secret Service urged him to switch planes on his way home from a Nato summit in Turkey.
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Several New York Times journalists were summoned to testify under oath after they reported alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump's new Air Force One plane, the US newspaper said.
Federal agents delivered subpoenas to reporters' homes demanding they appear before a federal grand jury investigating a potential crime, the Times said.
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The New York Times had published stories alleging that the Qatari-gifted plane being used by Trump was not secure enough, and the Secret Service urged him to switch planes on his way home from a Nato summit in Turkey.