Justice Department Withdraws 4 Reporter Subpoenas After Washington Post Court Challenge
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 23
Justice Department Withdraws 4 Reporter Subpoenas After Washington Post Court Challenge
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 23
Summary
Four subpoenas targeting Washington Post reporter Ellen Nakashima and three Wall Street Journal journalists were rescinded before any grand jury testimony, according to the Post.
Sealed proceedings in federal court in Virginia preceded the reversal, with the Post challenging Nakashima's subpoena as an attempt to force journalists into a national security investigation.
The Post said the investigation's scope remains unclear beyond its link to sensitive national security reporting; the Justice Department did not immediately comment, and the WSJ also had challenged its subpoenas.
Jeff Bezos faced questions about the episode and earlier layoffs in a CNBC interview as Post editors and spokespeople cast the withdrawal as a press-freedom fight over First Amendment protections.