Overview
- President Trump used Truth Social to publish lengthy insults of New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman and to threaten a multi‑billion dollar lawsuit over her new book, a post published on Saturday that also touted recent Walter Reed physicals and claimed perfect scores on cognitive tests.
- Haberman told MS NOW that the president’s health is “like a black box” inside the administration and said she and co‑author Jonathan Swan did not fully probe why he has made multiple Walter Reed visits, comments that preceded the president’s attack.
- Co‑author Jonathan Swan publicly defended Haberman, invited a new on‑camera interview with the president, and the publisher reported strong sales for Regime Change, with Simon & Schuster saying the book has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and hardcovers are being restocked.
- Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas seeking multiple New York Times journalists to appear before a New York grand jury as part of an investigation focused on identifying leakers, a move the DOJ says targets sources not reporters but that has alarmed news organizations.
- The episode has raised immediate press‑freedom and national‑security questions by combining personal threats, disputed reporting on a president’s health, and an active leak investigation that could chill sources and trigger legal fights over reporter testimony.