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Jul 20, 2026 The Trump administration sought phone records of New York Times reporters and their relatives before later withdrawing the subpoenas Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Seeking reporters' records threatened source protection and signaled coercive surveillance of watchdog journalism.
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- Trump Admin Tried to Get Phone Records of NYT Reporters, Relatives — The Trump administration sought phone records of New York Times reporters and their relatives as part of subpoenas related to an investigation into the Times's reporting on security concerns about Trump's new Air Force
- Subpoenas Issued for Journalists' Phone Records — The Trump administration has issued subpoenas demanding the phone records of New York Times journalists and their relatives.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 79 – 2026-07-18–2026-07-24
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Jul 18, 2026 President Trump accused journalists of hiding election fraud and called for revoking broadcasters' licenses Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Threats against media licenses used state power rhetoric to intimidate the press and narrow independent scrutiny.
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- Trump Attacks Media for Alleged Election Fraud Conspiracy — President Trump accused American journalists of being part of a conspiracy to protect the radical left and suppress information about alleged election fraud.
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Week 79 – 2026-07-18–2026-07-24
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