DOJ Pauses NYT Subpoenas After Botched Leak Probe

The Justice Department admitted serious missteps in its NYT leak investigation and paused all subpoenas targeting NYT reporters for two weeks to reassess its approach, amid questions about failing to consider the Second Circuit’s reporter’s privilege, misidentifying reporters’ phone numbers (even targeting family members), and delaying disclosure. The episode is framed as a broader political clash that could reflect attempts to use the DOJ as a weapon against the Times rather than a routine leak probe.