US judge to weigh New York Times subpoenas over Trump plane reporting

By Jack Queen

NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Justice Department will ask a Manhattan federal judge on Thursday to uphold its subpoena issued to New York Times' journalists who reported on security concerns about the president flying on a Qatari-donated Air Force One.

The subpoenas issued by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton on July 10 are the latest instance of the Trump administration seeking to force journalists to divulge their sources, part of what critics describe as the president’s broader pressure campaign against the media. ...