A federal judge dealt President Donald Trump a setback by granting a reprieve to reporters he subpoenaed, per new reporting.
A federal judge gave a reprieve from upcoming testimony to the three New York Times reporters who were subpoenaed by the Trump administration after they reported on his Qatari jet problems, according to MS NOW journalist Lisa Rubin.
The Trump administration subpoenaed the Times reporters after they reported that he had to leave a NATO summit in Turkey on the old Air Force One because the jet gifted to him by Qatar had security vulnerabilities.
The reprieve comes from Judge Arun Subramanian of the Southern District of New York, a source told Rubin. She said it will allow the three subpoenaed journalists to avoid a scheduled grand jury testimony while the DOJ and the Times “battle it out in court.”
On July 23, the Times is expected to argue its motion to quash the Trump administration’s subpoenas, Rubin reported.
Trump has repeatedly threatened the New York Times over negative coverage of his administration.
“When does this Corrupt Media Outlet apologize for their LIES and horrible actions against me, my supporters, and our Country itself!” Trump wrote of the Times’ coverage of the conflict in Iran. “HAVE THEY NO SHAME? HAVE THEY NO SENSE OF DECENCY?”
Trump also flew into a fury over the Times’ coverage of his health — and accused them of treason.
“After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean ‘THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,’” he wrote in December.
“They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it.”
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