Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors - POLITICO

The withdrawals in U.S. District Court followed a remarkable back and forth between a visibly irritated Judge Arun Subramanian and government attorneys. They come at a time when the Trump administration is vigorously going after news organizations whose reporting and coverage it doesn’t like — and also trying to crack down on leaks inside the government...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/23/new-york-times-reporters-subpoenas-withdrawn-01010426 

Mike Johnson talks threats

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7abs1WcbYI4

‘Blatantly unlawful’: Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas aimed at Tim Walz - POLITICO

In a blistering ruling, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz said there was “no doubt” that the subpoenas were issued to damage Walz — part of what he said was a pattern of Trump administration efforts to use criminal process to punish the president’s adversaries...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/trump-justice-department-tim-walz-minnesota-subpoenas-00969849

 

This is how Democrats say Oversight Republicans are trying to quash the Epstein investigation - POLITICO

The committee chair has started hosting frequent “roundtables,” where his members can’t force subpoena votes...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/congress-epstein-oversight-subpoenas-00882501

Judge disqualifies US attorney in New York, tosses Letitia James subpoenas - POLITICO

The ruling comes as federal judges have rebuffed the appointments of top federal prosecutors after the administration used unusual tactics to install them without Senate confirmation...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/john-sarcone-ruling-us-attorney-00716067

 

Jordan fires off first subpoenas against Biden admin - POLITICO

Garland and the FBI have strenuously rejected the GOP accusation — which fact checkers have also deemed false — saying their focus was on protecting school board members amid sharply escalating threats of violence, with no emphasis on parents or those raising policy concerns about Covid restrictions...

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/03/jim-jordan-subpoena-biden-administration-00081179

Jan. 6 probe expands with new subpoenas focused on false electors - The Washington Post

Prosecutors appear focused on how political activists supporting Donald Trump tried to use invalid electors to thwart Joe Biden's 2020 victory…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/22/jan6-fbi-electors-subpoenas/

Let’s Go (to Jail) Bannon (Allison Gill and Andrew Torrez; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode 44)

This week: Bannon was indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress and turned himself in - will he see jail time; the Select Committee investigating January 6 issues more subpoenas; Biden’s vaccine mandates are paused by the courts, but many businesses are still implementing them; the only good thing to say about C. Everett Koop; plus what’s holding up all the comings.

Interview: 

https://megaphone.link/PDR6572103830   

Who’s who in the Jan. 6 committee subpoenas - The Washington Post

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has issued dozens of subpoenas since it began work this summer, including requesting documents and testimony from nearly three dozen people who worked with or for the White House in the waning days of Donald Trump’s presidency. Many of those who’ve been sought out for information are people of whom you’ve probably heard, including former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon. Others are less well-known; some were largely anonymous before being contacted by the committee....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/10/whos-who-jan-6-committee-subpoenas/

House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas 11 individuals, including Pierson and Mick Mulvaney’s niece

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas Wednesday to 11 individuals connected to former President Donald Trump and the pro-Trump group involved in organizing rallies leading up to the insurrection...

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/29/house-committee-investigating-jan-6-capitol-riot-subpoenas-11-individuals-including-mick-mulvaneys-niece.html

Democrats introduce post-Trump ethics bill to enforce subpoenas, limit conflicts - ABC News

"Donald Trump made this legislation a necessity, but this is bigger than any one president," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in a news conference. "It's about our values, our ideals and our future."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-introduce-post-trump-ethics-bill-enforce-subpoenas/story

Proponents of Post-Trump Curbs on Executive Power Prepare New Push - The New York Times

…The bill is expected to cover nearly a dozen issues. Among them: It would make it harder for presidents to bestow pardons in bribery-like contexts and to spend — or secretly freeze — funds contrary to congressional appropriations. It would speed up lawsuits over congressional subpoenas. And it would strengthen the Constitution's ban on presidents taking "emoluments," or payments, from foreigners…

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/us/politics/executive-orders-trump.html