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 Press advocacy groups panned the federal government’s move on Friday to subpoena a group of New York Times journalists who reported on security issues plaguing President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One plane.

Groups that advocate for reporters roundly criticized the Justice Department’s move.

“The National Press Club calls on the Justice Department to immediately withdraw these subpoenas and reaffirm a principle that has long distinguished the United States: a free and independent press serves the people, not the government,” National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. said in a statement.

White House Correspondents’ Association President Weijia Jiang said the organization stands with the Times reporters, saying they were “targeted for doing their jobs to uphold the public’s right to know how its government operates.”

“The WHCA condemns any act of intimidation against journalists, including attempts to pressure them into revealing sources,” Jiang added.