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Tennessee lawmaker introduces bill to declare CNN, Washington Post ‘fake news’

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 29, 2020
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Targets: CNN, The Washington Post

Chilling Statement

Trump DOJ obtained 2017 phone records of 3 Washington Post reporters

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Adam Entous (The Washington Post), Greg Miller (The Washington Post), Ellen Nakashima (The Washington Post)

Legal orders →: 2703(d) court order for communications or work product

Jan. 1, 2020: Carried out
Legal order target →: Third-party: Unknown (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

White House plans to instruct federal agencies to cancel subscriptions to two major news outlets

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 24, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The New York Times, The Washington Post

Chilling Statement

Trump uses Twitter to endorse Covington student’s lawsuit against The Washington Post

Incident Details

Updated on: July 24, 2020
Date of incident: February 20, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The Washington Post

Chilling Statement

Washington Post journalist asked about political views by CBP, told to ‘fall in line’

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 16, 2018
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Targets: Ann Gerhart (The Washington Post)

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

Pentagon revokes embed opportunity for Washington Post reporter following critical coverage

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Dan Lamothe (The Washington Post)

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Other

Roy Moore campaign bans Washington Post reporters from election watch party

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 12, 2017
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Targets: The Washington Post

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Donald Trump says Washington Post should fire reporter Dave Weigel

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Date of incident: December 9, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Dave Weigel (The Washington Post)

Chilling Statement

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