The Justice Department has issued subpoenas to Wall Street Journal reporters after President Donald Trump complained about leaks regarding the Iran war.
Sadie Gurman, Josh Dawsey and Aruna Vishwanatha of The Journal report, “The Wall Street Journal received grand jury subpoenas dated March 4 for records of Journal reporters.
“The request related to a Feb. 23 article that reported that Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and others at the Pentagon warned the president about the risks of an extended military campaign against Iran. Other news outlets, including Axios and the Washington Post, published similar stories that day. Trump launched the war five days later, on Feb. 28.
“In a statement, Ashok Sinha, the chief communications officer of Dow Jones, which publishes the Journal, said: ‘The government’s subpoenas to The Wall Street Journal and our reporters represent an attack on constitutionally protected newsgathering. We will vigorously oppose this effort to stifle and intimidate essential reporting.’
“Representatives of the Washington Post and Axios declined to comment.”
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