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Thursday, July 23, 2026

The Justice Department told a judge it will withdraw its subpoenas for grand jury testimony and phone record records from New York Times reporters during a heated court hearing Thursday. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian grilled federal prosecutors working for the Justice Department on why it had issued subpoenas before taking further investigative steps, and questioned whether he should issue sanctions over alleged perjury in an application to a judge to secure the subpoenas.

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... The New York Times said earlier this month that several of its reporters received grand jury subpoenas on the same day it published reporting on President Trump's use of an old presidential aircraft to depart from the NATO summit in Turkey.

The paper said the subpoenas were signed by Jay Clayton, who served as the U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York and was tapped by President Trump for director of national intelligence. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-23 04:09 PM | Reply

Clayton and "I Love You, Sir"Blanche both have nominations hanging. Backtracking on this ought to make capitulation easier for Republican committee members who customarily express faux "concern."

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-23 04:39 PM | Reply

Deep State still in control of DoJ?

Todd Blanche needs to put the entire DoJ on Testosterone Boosters the moment he's inevitably confirmed.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-07-23 05:05 PM | Reply

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