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The Justice Department and CIA threatens legal action against WikiLeaks for publishing

Incident Details

Updated on: November 16, 2018
Date of incident: April 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: WikiLeaks

Chilling Statement

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

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

Trump reportedly urges FBI director James Comey to jail journalists

Incident Details

Updated on: April 19, 2018
Date of incident: February 14, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

Senior White House official mentions ‘dossier’ on reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 8, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: April Ryan (American Urban Radio Networks)

Chilling Statement

Vocativ journalist charged with rioting in Washington, D.C.

Incident Details

Updated on: September 17, 2021
Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Evan Engel (Vocativ)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 21, 2017: Charges pending

Jan. 27, 2017: Charges dropped
Release date →: January 21, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

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

Journalist Aaron Cantú arrested at Trump inauguration

Incident Details

Updated on: April 25, 2023
Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:20-cv-00130
Targets: Aaron Cantú (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Rioting

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Rioting: conspiracy to riot

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Rioting: inciting a riot

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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