US prosecutors tell court they won’t subpoena journalists in James Wolfe leak probe case

Federal prosecutors said they are not seeking to subpoena reporters or Senate aides in the prosecution of James A. Wolfe, a former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer charged with lying to the FBI about his contacts with journalists. Attorneys for Wolfe, meanwhile, are asking a federal judge for a gag order including on President Donald Trump to forbid government officials from making remarks they contend could harm Wolfe’s case. Wolfe, 57, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of making false statements in a government crackdown on leaks that collected a New York Times reporter’s phone and email records. On June 19, each side laid out some of its strategy in Washington at a status hearing before U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the District of Columbia. “The government is not seeking to subpoena” attorneys, Senate Intelligence Committee aides or reporters, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tejpal Chawla said in court, adding, “this is not what the government is seeking. Maybe the defense, but not the government.”