DOJ: Subpoenas Target Leakers, Not Journalists, in Iran-Leak Case

The Justice Department defended subpoenas issued in a leak probe involving Wall Street Journal reporting on the Iran war, saying the subpoenas are aimed at identifying government leakers rather than targeting journalists and are justified to protect national security and soldiers. The move centers on a February 23 Journal article and reflects ongoing tensions between the press and the administration over leak investigations and news gathering, amid a backdrop of policy shifts on journalists’ records and past leak probes.