DOJ drops New York Times subpoenas over Air Force 1 reports

The Department of Justice is withdrawing subpoenas that demanded phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times journalists. These legal actions concerned reporting on a Qatari-gifted jet used by President Trump. The decision followed a court hearing where U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian questioned the administration and threatened attorneys with sanctions. This retreat occurs just before the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, ending a conflict that the Times' counsel described as harmful and chilling.