Freelance New York Times reporter subpoenaed over reporting on failed US mission in North Korea

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked report, Freelance New York Times reporter subpoenaed over reporting on failed US mission in North Korea, Newspaper revealed that US prosecutors demanded contacts and sources from reporter Matthew Cole The Trump administration subpoenaed a freelance reporter for the New York Times in connection with reporting on a failed top secret mission in North Korea, according to a report published Saturday by the Times. The previously unreported subpoena, issued by prosecutors in Virginia , was delivered by FBI agents to reporter Matthew Cole’s home in New York, the Times said. According to the newspaper, prosecutors are demanding that Cole turn over two years of contacts and sources. Continue reading…

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Source

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