Oh, I don't know about that.
If the NYT piece is true, then there's an obvious national security threat sitting somewhere in the White House. The President is within his legal rights (and has a duty) to investigate and find the source.
The anti-American filth at the Times can scream all they want about protecting their sources and the 1st Amendment, but it won't hold up to the government's right to protect our national security at the highest level.
The problem is not the NYT, the problem is with a renegade official within the White House.
If not the NYT, they would go to the Washington Post, CNN, Fox News or any number of internet news sites.
That person should be found, but I don’t think the NYT will revel the name.
However, there are other, more judicial means to discover who wrote the piece.