Trump administration FBI leak probe leaks to New York Times

Former Homeland Security aide Miles Taylor said the Trump administration launched a secret FBI investigation to identify leaks about its handling of journalists after The New York Times reported security weaknesses in the president’s Qatar‑gifted Air Force One. The White House allegedly directed FBI Director Kash Patel to conduct the probe from the White House rather than FBI headquarters, focusing on New York Times reporters and their sources. Within a day, The New York Times published a detailed account of the operation, revealing the administration’s hands‑on approach and the internal leak.

Taylor warned that such attempts to suppress reporting will only intensify leaks and pledged that any abuses of FBI powers would be investigated and exposed.