A number of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives criticized the New York Times for reporting on the program, and Representative Peter T. King, then the House Homeland Security Committee chairman, called on the Bush administration to seek criminal charges against the Times under the Espionage Act of 1917 and other related federal statutes. The Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal divulged information about the TFTP at the same time.
A number of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives criticized the New York Times for reporting on a program, with Representative Peter T. King, then chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, urging the Bush administration to seek criminal charges against the newspaper under the Espionage Act of 1917 and other related federal statutes. The Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal also revealed information about the TFTP at the same time.