特朗普政府寻求获取纽约时报记者及其亲属的电话记录，试图揭露报道其卡塔尔空军一号飞机的记者匿名来源 [1]。根据纽约时报公开的诉讼文件，政府的这一行动范围比之前已知的更广泛，时间跨度也超出了相关新闻报道的发表时间 [1]。
司法部向纽约时报记者发出传票，涉及其关于卡塔尔赠送总统专机的安全隐忧报道 [2]。这些传票涉及记者的电话记录，甚至包括一名记者的母亲和两名配偶 [2]。
面对政府的媒体攻击加剧，数百名资深记者和八个新闻自由组织致信白宫记者协会，呼吁其在本周重新安排的晚宴上采取强硬立场 [2]。约520名个人签署了这封信，主要为退休记者 [2]。白宫记者协会主席韦佳亚·江表示晚宴目的是"庆祝第一修正案和保卫它的记者的日常工作" [2]。
特朗普已确认将出席周五在华盛顿沃尔多夫酒店举办的晚宴 [2]。他在Truth Social平台表示出席是"力量和坚定的标志"，但未决定是否发表原计划的讲话 [2]。
The Trump administration sought to obtain phone records belonging to New York Times journalists and their family members in an effort to identify anonymous sources behind reporting on a presidential aircraft in Qatar. [1] According to litigation documents filed by the New York Times, the government's efforts extended far beyond what was previously disclosed, spanning a broader timeframe than the relevant news coverage itself. [1]
The Department of Justice issued subpoenas to New York Times reporters regarding their reporting on security concerns related to a Qatar-gifted presidential aircraft. [2] These subpoenas targeted journalists' phone records and extended to include a reporter's mother and two former spouses. [2]
The escalating pressure on media organizations has prompted an unprecedented response from the journalistic community. Hundreds of senior journalists and eight press freedom organizations wrote to the White House Correspondents' Association urging it to take a forceful stance against the Trump administration's attacks on the press at a rescheduled dinner this week. [2] The dinner, originally scheduled for April but disrupted by a shooting incident at the Washington Hilton, is now being held Friday at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington. [2] Trump has confirmed his attendance at the event. [2]
White House Correspondents' Association President Weija Jiang stated that the dinner's purpose is to "celebrate the First Amendment and the everyday work of the journalists who defend it." [2] Approximately 520 individuals signed the letter, predominantly retired journalists, with nearly all of them having also signed a similar letter in April. [2] Trump posted on Truth Social that his attendance would be "a show of strength and resolve," though he has not decided whether to deliver a planned speech. [2]