Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting

"We value and appreciate the important role that the press plays in this country, but DOJ also plays an important role to make sure that the people entrusted with our nation's secrets do what they're supposed to do with that information, which means not sharing classified information," the Justice Department (DoJ) said in a statement provided to the BBC.The Times reported on Wednesday that while Trump flew to the Nato summit in Turkey on the new Air Force One, he left the summit on an older plane on the advice of the Secret Service. The next day, the newspaper reported that security officials were concerned the newer plane did not have advanced security features, including antimissile capabilities. "Our journalists report the facts and advance the American public's right to know how their government is operating and their taxpayer dollars are being used," McCraw, the Times' lawyer, said. Other outlets published similar reports, including CBS News, the BBC's US news partner. A former US government official told CBS that there was not enough time or money for the plane to be updated with the security requirements to serve as Air Force One.While these reports were surfacing, tensions with Iran over a negotiated ceasefire deal were growing, and the US was launching strikes.Trump brushed off concerns about the plane when asked by reporters this week and said: "I have a threat all the time. I'm No. 1 on their list".Last month, Trump unveiled the new Boeing 747-8 jet that the Qatari government donated last year as an "unconditional" gift to the US to act as the new Air Force One.