The AP's being investigated by a grand jury for who they coordinated with in Congress over the leak.

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126. When an indictment is sealed, the court docs - including the subpoenas - normally are, as well.

It is contempt of court to publish sealed documents related to a sealed indictment. Indictments can remain sealed for a long time.

It seems like a contradiction. Undre Rule 6(e), a witness can talk or write freely about the subpoena he has been served and the Grand Jury he testified to. But, if the same Grand Jury issues a sealed indictment, and the court documents are sealed per Rule 7, it is illegal (contempt of court) to publish an image or to reproduce the sealed document, itself. Rules 4 (sealed indictment), 6 (sealed documents), and 7 (sanctions for revealing either) present a fine line, and most witnesses stay safely inside of it by not going into too much detail about the subpoena they were served and the proceedings, when the Grand Jury has issued a sealed indictment.