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WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump\u2019s administration sought phone records of several New York Times journalists and even those of some of their relatives, according to a motion unsealed Monday – an unusually aggressive attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Trump\u2019s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.<\/p>\n

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The efforts by the Republican president\u2019s administration to compel the identity of sources in the form of additional subpoenas come at a time when the executive branch\u2019s relationship with the press is increasingly contentious. The efforts, described in a letter-motion filed by the Times over the weekend, were more expansive than previously known, the newspaper noted. They also covered a time frame that exceeded the news articles in question.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo of the subpoenas seek records beginning on January 1, 2026, long before the events that are purportedly the basis for the Department\u2019s investigation,\u201d lawyers for the Times wrote in the letter. \u201cThat timeframe strongly suggests that the Department is using this investigation not to focus on any purported concerns arising from the July 8 and 9 articles, but instead to forage for information about the Journalists\u2019 source relationships more broadly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Government says reporters aren\u2019t the target<\/h3>\n

The Justice Department has justified the subpoenas by saying that \u201cto be clear, reporters are not the targets, those leaking classified information are.\u201d<\/p>\n

The additional subpoenas included a request for phone records of one reporter\u2019s mother and two of the journalists\u2019 spouses. The motion noted that the mother in question is a mental health professional with confidential client relationships and that one of the two spouses is the general counsel of a law firm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe disclosure of additional subpoenas for confidential newsgathering information of the Journalists is deeply concerning, revealing yet another instance of the alarming pattern of conduct detailed in the Motion to Quash,\u201d the news organization\u2019s lawyers wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese actions demonstrate abuse of the grand jury process, continued bad faith attacks on the Journalists, violations of the Department\u2019s own internal regulations and disregard for the law in this Circuit intended to protect critical First Amendment interests,\u201d the motion stated.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s part of an ongoing legal challenge<\/h3>\n

The Times revealed the government\u2019s actions as part of an ongoing legal challenge to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on three journalists who reported on security concerns involving the jet.<\/p>\n

The original subpoenas, delivered to reporters at their homes, marked a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on media leaks that free press advocates swiftly condemned as a government effort to intimidate news organizations. It followed an FBI search earlier this year of a Washington Post reporter\u2019s home and the seizure of her electronic devices.<\/p>\n

The new jet in question, a present from Qatar that Trump\u2019s administration spent $400 million to retrofit and upgrade, recently entered service. But Trump used an older model Air Force One jet to leave a NATO summit in Turkey earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that the switch had come at the urging of the Secret Service and that the newer plane lacked some of the advanced security features of the older Air Force One aircraft, including antimissile capabilities. On social media, Trump denied security concerns.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s administration has clashed with the press, from newspapers to TV networks to the Voice of America, on multiple fronts since he returned to office last year. The methods include lawsuits, administrative actions and public threats.<\/p>\n

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the press\u2019 ability to operate free of governmental restrictions.<\/p>\n

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