DOJ sought phone records for Times reporters and relatives
Unsealed filings say the Justice Department sought phone and text-message records for New York Times journalists, two spouses, and one reporter's mother in a leak investigation, while the Times asks a judge to block the subpoenas. (sources: theguardian, cbsnews, fortune, wsj, ap)
The New York Times has moved to quash subpoenas for phone records of its journalists and their relatives. The subpoenas were part of an effort by officials to uncover sources linked to reporting on Air Force One.
- Officials sought phone records of New York Times journalists and some of their relatives.
- The subpoenas included records of spouses and a mother of one reporter.
- The effort was related to reporting on a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
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