Post frames DOJ subpoena on reporter as press-freedom test after withdrawal
TL;DR
The Washington Post says the Justice Department sought to force its national-security reporter Ellen Nakashima to testify under a grand-jury subpoena related to sensitive reporting, but the subpoenas were withdrawn after the paper challenged them in federal court; the Post and its editors frame this as a First Amendment issue and note similar withdrawals for Wall Street Journal subpoenas, with steadfast support for journalism.
- Washington Post boasts it stared down ‘unwarranted’ Justice Department subpoena Fox News
- Justice Department attempted to force national security reporters to testify before grand jury Politico
- Justice Dept. Issued, Then Withdrew, Grand Jury Subpoenas of Journalists The New York Times
- Trump’s DOJ withdrew subpoenas targeting Washington Post and WSJ reporters CNN
- Trump administration tried to force journalists to testify before federal grand jury in leak probe NBC News
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