Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over new Air Force One reporting

The new jet, which President Donald Trump received as a gift from Qatar, entered service last week.

The subpoenas — which seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday — were an extraordinary escalation in President Trump’s efforts to threaten and intimidate independent news organizations.

The NYT report could not be independently confirmed and there was no immediate response from the White House or the Department of Justice.