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New York Times Subpoena Fight· Day 13

NYT Subpoenas Withdrawn

DOJ drops subpoenas targeting three New York Times reporters after legal errors.

July 23, 2026 · Updated Jul 23, 9:01pm ET

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Pano rates the coverage Mostly Left.

What happened

The Justice Department on Thursday agreed to withdraw subpoenas seeking grand jury testimony and phone records from three New York Times reporters over their reporting on security concerns involving President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. The subpoenas also targeted call records held by phone providers and, in some accounts, records tied to reporters’ family members. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian pressed prosecutors in Manhattan on why they issued the demands before exhausting alternative investigative steps. The Times had moved to quash the subpoenas, arguing they threatened source confidentiality.

New York Times Subpoena Fight

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  2. Jul 23NYT Subpoenas Withdrawn (this story)Mostly Left
  3. Jul 11NYT Quash FightLeans Left

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