Politics● Elevated22m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 3:28 PM
Justice Dept. Mulled Naming The Times as Conspirator in Comey Leak Case
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NYT US · North America
It remains unclear how the Justice Department might proceed. The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s recent attacks against the news media.
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