# Claim 874

By August 1942 the Department of Justice had convened a federal grand jury to determine whether Johnston and the Tribune had violated the Espionage Act by publishing leaked classified information.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: By August 1942 the Department of Justice had convened a federal grand jury to determine whether Johnston and the Tribune had violated the Espionage Act by publishing leaked classified information.
- Field: action
- Value: Grand jury convened
- About: [incident 1942-us-chicago-tribune-midway-espionage-act](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1942-us-chicago-tribune-midway-espionage-act)
- Source: Reporters Committee leads effort to unseal grand jury testimony from 1942 Espionage Act investigation of Chicago Tribune. https://www.rcfp.org/reporters-committee-leads-effort-unseal-grand-jury-testimony-1942-espionage-act-investigation-chicag/
- Publisher: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2014-11-18

## Quotation from the source

> By August the DOJ had convened a grand jury to investigate whether Johnston and the Tribune violated the Espionage Act by publishing leaked classified information.

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