Incident Database

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: obstruction of a police officer

April 15, 2017: Charges pending

April 17, 2019: Charges dropped

Trespassing

April 15, 2017: Charges pending

April 17, 2019: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Morning Joe hosts claim that administration officials tried to use Enquirer story as leverage

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Joe Scarborough (MSNBC), Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC)

Chilling Statement

NY judge orders paper to delete defendant’s name from article

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 11, 2017
Location: Mineola, New York
Targets: [New York] Daily News

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Egyptian talk show host slapped on the back of the neck

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 3, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Youssef al-Hosiny (Cairo Time [Egypt])

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Trump administration calls for changing libel laws

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 30, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

ICE denies parole to Mexican journalist seeking asylum

Incident Details

Updated on: September 13, 2017
Date of incident: March 28, 2017
Location: El Paso, Texas
Targets: Martín Méndez Pineda (Independent)

Other Incident

OC Weekly photographer Julie Leopo attacked at pro-Trump rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2017
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Targets: Julie Leopo (OC Weekly)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

OC Weekly photographer Brian Feinzimer attacked at pro-Trump rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2017
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Targets: Brian Feinzimer (OC Weekly)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

OC Weekly intern Frank Tristan attacked at pro-Trump rally

Incident Details

Updated on: April 4, 2024
Date of incident: March 25, 2017
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Targets: Frank Tristan (OC Weekly)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist, graduate student stopped for secondary screening, electronic devices searched

Incident Details

Updated on: June 28, 2021
Date of incident: March 5, 2017
Location: Toronto, Canada
Case number: 1:17-cv-11730
Targets: Zainab Merchant (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Border point →: Toronto Pearson International Airport
Target nationality →: United States
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. citizen
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1

Computer, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Trump calls “fake news” the “enemy of the people”

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 24, 2017
Location: Oxon Hill, Maryland
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

Reporters excluded from press briefing

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 24, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: BBC News [United Kingdom], BuzzFeed News, CNN, Daily Mail, HuffPost, Los Angeles Times, [New York] Daily News, Politico, The Guardian, The Hill, The New York Times

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Government event

Journalist Tracie Williams arrested at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: July 11, 2018
Date of incident: February 23, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Tracie Williams (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function

Feb. 23, 2017: Charges pending

July 11, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1

Recording equipment, 1

Storage device, 3
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Filmmaker Jahnny Lee charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: April 27, 2018
Date of incident: February 22, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jahnny Lee (Sundance Institute)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function

Feb. 22, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1

Camera, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Reporter Jack Smith IV charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: February 1, 2018
Date of incident: February 22, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jack Smith IV (Mic)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function

Feb. 22, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 7, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Computer, 1

External battery, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist Tonita Cervantes arrested at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: March 1, 2024
Date of incident: February 22, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Case number: 1:22-cv-00211
Targets: Tonita Cervantes (Freelance)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function

Feb. 23, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges dropped

May 25, 2017: Pending appeal

July 9, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention date →: February 22, 2017
Release date →: February 23, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

Cellphone, 1

External battery, 1

Storage device, 14
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

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