"Trump reportedly demanded that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche investigate leaks to reporters who have been covering the Iran war, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The probe is reportedly focused on officials in the Department of Defense and elsewhere. Citing administration officials familiar with the matter, Trump complained to Blanche about war-related leaks last month. The acting attorney general responded by pledging to subpoena reporters who have relayed sensitive information about the war."
"According to the Journal, the president handed Blanche several news reports with a sticky note that read, treason. Lawyers at the DOJ have already met with attorneys at the Department of Defense about the matter, the Journal reported, stating: Blanche vowed to secure subpoenas specifically targeting the records of reporters who have worked on sensitive national security stories, one official said. In one meeting, Trump passed a stack of news articles he and other senior officials thought threatened national security to Blanche with a sticky note on it that said treason, another administration official said."
"Senior Justice Department officials have met with counterparts from the Pentagon to discuss the investigations, according to officials familiar with the meetings. In April 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was so fed up with leaks from the Pentagon that he reportedly exploded at the acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and threatened to administer a polygraph test, which the Pentagon ultimately administered to other staff members before the White House told the department to stop in July."
Trump reportedly demanded that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche investigate leaks to reporters covering the Iran war. The probe is reportedly focused on officials in the Department of Defense and elsewhere. Trump complained to Blanche last month and provided multiple news reports, including notes reading “treason.” Blanche reportedly pledged to subpoena reporters who relayed sensitive information about the war. DOJ lawyers reportedly met with attorneys at the Department of Defense to discuss investigations. The meetings reportedly aimed to secure subpoenas targeting records of reporters who worked on sensitive national security stories. The account also references prior Pentagon frustration with leaks and a later instruction to stop.
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