"Journalists don’t work for the government and their right to publish government leaks is protected by the first amendment which, despite Trump’s efforts, remains the law of the land," FPF's Seth Stern told The Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/trump-threats-journalist-missing-airman-iran

Trump threatens to jail journalist to find source of second missing airman report

Trump targets media to find ‘leaker’ who revealed that a US airman was missing after being shot down by Iranian forces

The Guardian