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Trump DoJ obtained 2017 phone records of 3 Washington Post reporters

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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)

Subpoena/Legal Order

Subpoena Type →
Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →
Carried out
Third Party in Possession of Communications →
Unknown
Third Party Business →
Telecom company
Legal Order Type →
2703(d) court order
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