Verification result: verified; the central claim is directly supported by at least two independent reporting families, and no validated contradictions were provided. [S1][S3][S6]
CBS/AP reported that President Trump's administration issued subpoenas on Friday to some New York Times journalists after Times reporting on alleged security concerns involving the new Air Force One. [S1]
NPR/WUNC independently reported that several New York Times journalists were subpoenaed by the Department of Justice over their Air Force One reporting. [S3]
The Washington Examiner also reported that the Trump administration issued subpoenas to several Times reporters after their Air Force One security reporting. [S6]
The subpoenas reportedly sought to force reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday, and some were delivered at reporters' homes. [S1][S3]
The Justice Department said reporters were not the targets and described the matter as an investigation into leaks of classified national security information. [S1][S2][S6]
The underlying reporting concerned claims that the Secret Service urged Trump to leave Turkey on an older Air Force One amid security concerns involving the newer Qatari-gifted plane. [S3][S4]
Trump and the White House denied that the plane switch reflected security concerns or shortcomings with the newer aircraft. [S1][S4]
No validated contradictions were supplied, but several key details rely on accounts attributed to the Times, anonymous officials, or unnamed people familiar with the matter. [S1][S2][S3]