DOJ Investigated Journalists' Records Over Air Force One Report
During the Trump administration, the Department of Justice sought phone records of New York Times journalists and some of their relatives. This effort aimed to identify confidential sources for a story regarding a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. A court document detailed these information requests.
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The Department of Justice under the Trump administration pursued phone records belonging to journalists at the New York Times. The requests also targeted records from some of the journalists' relatives, according to a court document. These actions aimed to uncover the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
Investigators sought this information as part of an effort to identify individuals who provided details for the story. The court filing outlined the scope of the Justice Department's demands for communication data.
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