Summary

The Justice Department on Friday rescinded a Biden-era policy that provided protections to journalists in leak investigations, paving the way for authorities to once again use subpoenas and compel testimony from reporters in probes targeting leakers.

During the Biden administration, the Justice Department said it would no longer secretly seize the records of reporters to identify their sources when investigating leaks, except under limited, specified circumstances.

Attorney General Pam Bondi specifically cited instances of leaks under the Trump administration, including sharing classified info about intelligence assessments on the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and news of Dan Caldwell, an adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, being put on leave.

  • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.