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May 11, 2026
Trump Urges DOJ to Subpoena Reporters Over Iran War Leaks
- President Trump pushed the DOJ to issue subpoenas to reporters covering the Iran war, marking a significant escalation in leak investigations.
- The subpoenas, including one to The Wall Street Journal, aim to identify government sources, not the reporters themselves.
- This move follows Trump's longstanding frustration with leaks of classified information and comes after a policy revision allowing more aggressive investigations into reporters.
2 Sources
- President Trump privately complained to the acting attorney general about media leaks in the wake of the Iran war last month, prompting an aggressive push at the DOJ to pursue those investigationsMay 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM · WSJ
- Trump pushed DOJ to subpoena reporters over alleged Iran war leaks, sources sayMay 12, 2026 at 1:18 AM · CNN