THE US Department of Justice has subpoenaed four New York Times journalists after they reported on security concerns involving the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One — a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign against the legacy media.The new jet, a gift from the US ally that the administration claims to have spent under $400 million (£298m) to retrofit and upgrade, entered service last week.

US Justice Department says the ‘reporters are not the targets, those leaking classified information are’. But media freedom advocates warn that Trump’s ‘war on the press is looking for another victim’

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