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Documentarian subpoenaed by House Committee investigating Jan. 6 riot

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 15, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Films)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 15, 2022: Pending

June 21, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Subpoena to uncover confidential source dropped following sworn statement

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Pamela K. Browne (Fox News)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 14, 2022: Pending

June 30, 2022: Dropped

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

June 14, 2022: Pending

June 30, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Subpoena to uncover confidential source dropped after agreement reached

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 23, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cyd Upson (Fox News)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 23, 2022: Pending

June 30, 2022: Dropped

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May 23, 2022: Pending

June 30, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Fox News subpoenaed to reveal confidential source, editorial process

Incident Details

Updated on: August 1, 2023
Date of incident: May 19, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Fox News

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 19, 2022: Pending

Aug. 1, 2022: Objected to

Aug. 1, 2023: Quashed

subpoena for other testimony

May 19, 2022: Pending

Aug. 1, 2022: Objected to

Aug. 1, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Documentary filmmaker subpoenaed by House Committee investigating Jan. 6 riot

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 5, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Nick Quested (Goldcrest Films)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

April 5, 2022: Pending

Nov. 1, 2022: Carried out

subpoena for other testimony

April 5, 2022: Pending

Nov. 1, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Subpoena withdrawn for former NYT reporter in trial of Clinton campaign lawyer

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Eric Lichtblau (The New York Times)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

April 1, 2022: Pending

May 24, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

DC reporter subpoenaed by Republican fundraiser over leaked documents

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 23, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ben Wieder (McClatchy)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

March 23, 2022: Pending

April 25, 2022: Objected to

June 23, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

As many as 20 journalists investigated by secretive CBP division

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 11, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ali Watkins (Politico), Arianna Huffington (HuffPost), Martha Mendoza (The Associated Press), Media, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

Chilling Statement

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