美国司法部在联邦法官严厉批评其违反记者保护规定后，撤销了要求纽约时报三名记者就关于特朗普卡塔尔赠送空军一号喷气机报道作证的传票 [1]。
法官Arun Subramanian指出司法部的做法存在多项程序错误，包括错误地请求了一名记者母亲和两名记者配偶的电话记录 [1]。法官认为传票应该是调查的最后手段而非第一步，司法部的行为违反了保护记者信息来源的规定 [1]。
这份传票与纽约时报2024年7月8日和7月9日刊登的关于价值4亿美元喷气机改装的报道有关 [1]。纽约时报首席新闻室律师David McCraw表示政府最终承认了传票的违法性 [1]。
司法部长在声明中表示，调查仍在进行中，"我们将追究泄露机密信息的人" [1]。
The U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn subpoenas targeting three New York Times reporters following a federal judge's sharp criticism of the government's legal procedures [1]. The subpoenas had demanded the journalists testify regarding the newspaper's reporting on a proposed $400 million aircraft modification related to former President Trump and a Qatari gift of an Air Force One jet [1].
Federal Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that the Justice Department had violated protections for journalists' sources, using subpoenas as an initial investigative step rather than a last resort [1]. "A subpoena is the last step, not the first step," the judge stated [1]. The court identified multiple procedural errors in the government's approach, including the improper request for phone records belonging to a reporter's mother and the spouses of two other journalists [1].
The New York Times published its reporting on the matter on July 8 and July 9, 2024 [1]. David McCraw, the Times' chief news room lawyer, characterized the outcome as the government ultimately acknowledging that the subpoenas were unlawful [1].
Despite withdrawing the subpoenas, the Justice Department signaled that its investigation remains ongoing [1]. An official statement indicated, "This investigation is still underway, and we will hold accountable those responsible for the disclosure of classified information" [1].