📰 Media & Journalism May 12, 2026 · CPJ Staff

CPJ condemns Trump’s order for DOJ to subpoena journalists

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Washington, D.C., May 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists demands that the United States Justice Department immediately withdraw grand jury subpoenas targeting reporters at The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in connection with their reporting on the Iran war.



CNN reported that President Donald Trump ordered acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to submit the subpoenas using a sticky note on which he wrote “treason.”



“This isn’t a leak investigation — it’s an attempt to shut d

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