Trump administration sought phone records of New York Times journalists and their relatives
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The Trump administration sought phone records of several New York Times journalists and their relatives, according to a court motion unsealed on Monday. The records were requested to identify sources for a story about the president's Air Force One flight to Qatar. The action, taken before the story was published, has been described as unusually aggressive by legal experts.
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The administration sought phone records of multiple NYT journalists and their relatives.
The motion was unsealed on Monday.
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The records were sought to identify sources for a story about the president's Air Force One jet from Qatar.
The Guardian- The administration sought phone records of multiple NYT journalists and their relatives.
- The request was made 'long before' reporters wrote about the president's Air Force One jet from Qatar.
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Loaded language removed<p>Officials sought identity of sources ‘long before’ reporters wrote about the president’s Air Force One jet from Qatar</p><p>Donald Trump’s 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 <a…
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The records were sought to identify sources for a story about the president's Air Force One jet from Qatar.
The GuardianThe action was described as 'unusually aggressive'.
OpinionThe Trump administration sought phone records of several New York Times journalists.
The GuardianThe Trump administration also sought phone records of some relatives of the New York Times journalists.
The GuardianThe motion was unsealed on Monday.
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