New York (CNN Business) President Donald Trump's Department of Justice secretly obtained phone records of multiple Washington Post reporters, the newspaper reported on Friday. According to The Washington Post, the three reporters, who were looking into Russia's role in the 2016 election, each received a letter from DOJ dated May 3. The reporters were Ellen Nakashima, Greg Miller and Adam Entous, who no longer works for the Post. The DOJ also attempted to obtain e-mail records, according to the Post's report. Cameron Barr, the acting executive editor of the Washington Post, told CNN in a statement that the paper is "deeply troubled by this use of government power to seek access to the communications of journalists."

Source: CNN May 08, 2021 18:11 UTC