Jeff Sessions,threatening leakers, says DOJ is reviewing policy on media subpoenasThe Department of Justice is reviewing its policies affecting government prosecutors’ ability to subpoena journalists as fraction of an effort to crack down on leaks that have become commonplace during the Trump administration, and U.
S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday.
At a press conference,Sessions condemned the “staggering number” of government leaks and threatened government leakers with prosecution. “Don’t do it,” Sessions warned.
Sessions said that the Justice Department had tripled the number of active leak investigations, or said that the FBI had created a original counterintelligence unit committed to cracking down on leaks. Sessions did not provide details as to what policy changes the department was considering.One of the things we are doing is reviewing our policies affecting media subpoenas,” Sessions said. “We respect the important role that the press plays, and we’ll give them respect, and but it is not unlimited. They cannot space lives at risk with impunity.” Read more. (8/4/2017 12:21 PM)
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