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DHS press secretary asks journalist to stop reporting on him

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 20, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ken Klippenstein (Freelance)

Chilling Statement

Senate Intel Committee staffer James Wolfe accused of lying to FBI about contacts with journalists

Incident Details

Updated on: December 20, 2018
Date of incident: June 7, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Alleged recipient of leak →: Ali Watkins
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

Twitter subpoenaed for information of journalists, media outlets

Incident Details

Updated on: March 29, 2021
Date of incident: June 6, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cassandra Fairbanks (The Gateway Pundit), Matt Couch (America First Media), Julian Assange (WikiLeaks), America First Media, The Gateway Pundit, The Washington Times, WikiLeaks

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 6, 2018: Pending

April 30, 2020: Objected to

Oct. 6, 2020: Upheld

March 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal order target →: Third-party: Twitter (tech company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

EPA security guards refuse entry to AP reporter, then shove her out the door

Incident Details

Updated on: February 27, 2019
Date of incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ellen Knickmeyer (The Associated Press)

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

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

Trump suggests taking away journalists’ press credentials in response to negative coverage

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 9, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

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

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert refuses question from Russian TV reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 1, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Channel One [Russia]

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

DOJ secretly seizes phone and email records belonging to New York Times reporter Ali Watkins

Incident Details

Updated on: June 13, 2018
Date of incident: February 13, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ali Watkins (The New York Times)

Legal orders →: other for communications or work product

Feb. 13, 2018: Carried out
Legal order target →: Third-party: Google (tech company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

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