Key Facts

• The government had subpoenas for three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources.
• The reporters covered a story on President Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
• A federal judge named Arun Subramanian criticized the government’s legal work as sloppy.
• The government reluctantly withdrew the subpoenas after the judge’s reprimand.
• This is part of a pattern where the Trump administration is targeting journalists to reveal sources.
• The Justice Department also recently withdrew subpoenas for reporters from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.
• The subpoenas were related to national security stories.
• The government wants to stop leaks inside the Trump administration.