Trump escalates threats to free press in subpoenas to 5 New York Times reporters

Dangerous. Brazen. Unprecedented. Uncharted territory. Reaction in the media world has been swift and severe to the issue of subpoenas to five New York Times journalists who reported on security questions involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One — a legal maneuver seen as a troubling escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign to control and intimidate independent media outlets. “The subpoenas are an extraordinary escalation in President Trump’s efforts to threaten and intimidate…