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Pam Bondi targets journalists, leakers as U.S. attorney general

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 25, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

Tulsi Gabbard targets press, leakers as national intelligence director

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 23, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: HuffPost, Media, NBC News, The Record, The Washington Post

Chilling Statement

Brendan Carr targets news outlets as chair of the FCC

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: ABC News, CBS News, KCBS, MSNBC, National Public Radio, NBC News, PBS News

Chilling Statement

Trump, his administration move to punish outlets during second term

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 14, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, National Public Radio, PBS News, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio y Televisión Martí, Voice of America

Chilling Statement

Reporter subpoenaed for trial testimony by California city

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 8, 2025
Location: Fresno, California
Targets: Thaddeus Miller (The Fresno Bee)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

April 8, 2025: Pending

April 10, 2025: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

GOP senator implies violence would reduce ‘fake news’

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 5, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

Reporter called to testify by California city as part of criminal trial

Incident Details

Updated On: April 10, 2025
Date of Incident: April 4, 2025
Location: Fresno, California
Targets: Pablo Orihuela (Fresnoland)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

April 4, 2025: Pending

April 4, 2025: Objected to

April 10, 2025: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Rep. Ronny Jackson targets press as member of Congress

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 27, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: National Public Radio, PBS News

Chilling Statement

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