The bombshell report that President Donald Trump used a third plane to depart Turkey last month, deceiving some of his own staff and reporters, has opened up questions about a DOJ investigation of New York Times reporters. According to CNN's Brian Stelter, writing on X, the timeline of events points in a disturbing direction. Trump initially justified the aircraft switch with a "lie' by claiming he wanted to give servicemembers stationed at Mildenhall Air Force Base in the UK "a chance to tour the aircraft." The explanation unraveled when news outlets reported the actual reason: security concerns over an apparent Iranian threat. According to Stelter, legal analyst Chris Geidner identified a troubling pattern underlying the episode.