The New York Times is reporting that several journalists received subpoenas from federal agents following Air Force One concerns.
The outlet’s communications team put out a statement appearing to confirm reports that some journalists received subpoenas compelling them to testify before a federal grand jury on Wednesday.
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— NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) July 11, 2026
“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. 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. 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,” said David McCraw, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.
The reported subpoenas came after this week’s report regarding alleged security concerns on Air Force One.
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BREAKING via The New York Times:
Federal agents delivered subpoenas to several New York Times journalists after the Times published a story revealing that the new Air Force One, the jet gifted by Qatar, lacked key security features found on the older Air Force One.
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— Yashar Ali
(@yashar) July 11, 2026
“The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One,” The Times reported. “The subpoenas — which seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — were an extraordinary escalation in President 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 DOJ Rapid Response X account responded to the reporting with the following statement:
Every administration has addressed the crime of leaking national security information. To the extent that we have to investigate breaches of national security, that’s something that we will continue to do. To be clear, reporters are not the targets, those leaking classified… https://t.co/72nDkFFzOU
— DOJ Rapid Response (@DOJRR47) July 11, 2026
X users reacted:
If only the NYT had pushed back on the Trump Admin at all for 10 years before it directly affected them. Cowards.
— KJ (@potelephant) July 11, 2026
Common sense is a lost art. The journalist fly on Air Force one with the president. Don’t you think this is stupid reporting for everyone’s safety?
— Swinging Right (@Swingtoright) July 11, 2026
A “brazen” act??? They are endangering the safety of @POTUS . Ironically, they are also endangering the safety of ALL the White House correspondents who fly with the President.
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Stable Genius
(@StableGeniustm) July 11, 2026
this shit is so hilarious coming from the nyt. they ran so fast to profit off of all their articles normalizing trump’s litany of crimes, always thinking they were too special to ever feel the heat of the crosshairs they gleefully put so many others under.
reap what you sow https://t.co/JPlq3aTyKy
— MaWa (@ThaRealBigChief) July 11, 2026
Wow I guess your enabling of fascism and kissing the ring didn’t help out shocker. Despite ny deepthroating of America imperialism and defense of genocide this is still insane to do and another attack on the constitution by trump https://t.co/WoL5HUHNvM
— Emp (@EmperororeZ) July 11, 2026
