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Pentagon, DOJ Launch Task Force, Subpoena NYT on Trump Plane

7/14/2026

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The Pentagon and Justice Department formed a joint task force that can request any Pentagon records in media-leak probes.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the task force Monday and ordered the Office of General Counsel to respond within two days.
Justice Department subpoenaed four New York Times reporters over President Donald Trump’s Qatari-donated plane used at a NATO summit.
The Pentagon barred most reporters after they refused a media policy.

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The Pentagon and Justice Department formed a joint task force that can request any Pentagon records in media-leak probes.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the task force Monday and ordered the Office of General Counsel to respond within two days.
Justice Department subpoenaed four New York Times reporters over President Donald Trump’s Qatari-donated plane used at a NATO summit.
The Pentagon barred most reporters after they refused a media policy.