# Trump administration will lose legal battle with NY Times: Mulvaney

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-administration-will-lose-legal-battle-with-ny-times-mulvaney/
- Published: 2026-07-21T17:57:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-29T02:18:18+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5981228-trump-subpoenas-nyt-airforce-one-reporters/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Mulvaney predicted the administration would lose its case against the Times.
- Subpoenas targeted reporting on Air Force One security concerns.
- The dispute centres on confidential sources and press freedom.

## Summary

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said he expected the Trump administration to lose its legal fight with The New York Times over subpoenas issued to its journalists. The dispute matters because it tests the government’s ability to compel reporters to identify confidential sources, raising wider concerns about press freedom and leak investigations.

The Justice Department subpoenaed Times reporters after the paper reported security concerns about President Trump’s Qatari-donated Air Force One aircraft, including allegations that it lacked protections available on the older presidential jet. The subpoenas sought grand-jury testimony and, in some cases, phone records; the Times challenged them as an attempt to intimidate journalists, while the administration argued the reporting raised national-security concerns.

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