FBI Seeks Officials' Phones in Air Force One Leak Probe as Times Fights 3 Reporter Subpoenas
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16
FBI Seeks Officials' Phones in Air Force One Leak Probe as Times Fights 3 Reporter Subpoenas
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16
Summary
Several officials who traveled on the Qatari-gifted plane to Turkey last week have been asked by the FBI to speak with investigators and, in some cases, turn over their mobile phones.
The inquiry is aimed at finding who disclosed information to The New York Times about security concerns tied to the new Air Force One, according to people familiar with the matter.
Secret Service personnel who accompanied President Trump are among those investigators tried to reach, and agency leadership told staff to route outside requests to lawyers.
Friday night subpoenas also targeted several Times reporters for grand jury testimony in Manhattan; the newspaper moved Wednesday to quash them, calling the demands abusive and improper.
Kash Patel and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles are personally leading the investigation, underscoring the administration's aggressive response to the leak.