FBI sought info on who read USA Today news article for case

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The FBI sought information about readers of an online article as part of an investigation, it has emerged.

The agency demanded the newspaper USA Today hand over records on who had read an article about the killing of two FBI agents.

The newspaper’s owner is resisting the request and asked a judge to quash the demand.

It says the FBI’s demand is a “clear violation” of protections to press freedom.

The FBI issued a subpoena – an order