The New York Times reported on the 11th that reporters who contributed to its
story on safety defects in President Trump’s newly refurbished presidential
plane were served subpoenas. Federal law enforcement officers reportedly went to
the reporters’ homes on the 10th to deliver subpoenas requiring them to testify
before a Manhattan federal grand jury on the 15th about possible violations of
federal criminal law. The plane, donated by Qatar and recently refitted, carried
Trump to this month’s NATO summit in Turkey; on the 8th he initially flew on the
older Air Force One to RAF Mildenhall before switching to the new aircraft for
the return. The Times, citing unnamed sources, said the switch was made at the
request of the U.S. Secret Service because the new plane lacked some security
features of the older aircraft.
