💬 Opinion 1d ago · James Baratta

Jay Clayton’s Subpoena Slop Job

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Jay Clayton’s Subpoena Slop Job
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When the news broke that U.S. attorney and nominee for director of national intelligence Jay Clayton subpoenaed New York Times journalists whose reporting embarrassed the president, press freedom advocates were quick to criticize the Justice Department for weaponizing the grand jury process. They also questioned the timing of the subpoenas, which Clayton issued just two days after the Times published its story on security concerns involving President Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One. 



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