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US Justice Department subpoenas NYT freelancer over NK story
Filed: Aug 01, 2026 at 4:03 PM ET
Summary: The Justice Department subpoenaed records of a New York Times freelancer tied to a 2025 North Korea operation sourcing probe.
WHO: U.S. Department of Justice
WHAT: Subpoenaed records of a freelance journalist for The New York Times
WHEN: Aug 01, 2026 at 3:11 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: As part of a probe into the sourcing of a 2025 story about a botched U.S. military operation in North Korea
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