Trump’s DoJ drops effort to subpoena New York Times over Qatari jet story

Journalists had reported on security concerns about US president flying on $400m Air Force One plane from Qatar

Donald Trump's justice department has abandoned, for now, efforts to subpoena New York Times reporters over their coverage of security risks involving the president's Qatari-gifted Air Force One replacement.

Sean Buckley, a top-ranking official in the Manhattan federal prosecutor's office, announced the decision on Thursday afternoon about an hour into a proceeding where he was repeatedly grilled on the appropriateness of the subpoenas. Buckley was in court because the New York Times filed paperwork to fight these subpoenas.