leak is disgraceful, you know we have sunk to a new low. arthel.reporter: they might reve doj policy on issuing subpoenas to reporters received leaked information. democrats and free-speech groups quick to cry foul. the director of the aclu beach privacy and trey gowdy project said in a statement that a crackdown on leaks is a crackdown on the free press in a democracy as a whole. the announcement comes less than two weeks after the president publicly criticized sessions for being weak on leaks. some say yesterday s briefing was a way for sessions to reassure the president while also warning would be leakers to think twice before talking to reporters. arthel: lauren blanchard, thanks so much. rick: a fox news alert on an intense search and rescue operation under way for three
mostly be staying here in new jersey and he ll be making a daytrip here or there but for the most part he will be here while construction is done. they are replacing and making improvements to the hvac system inside the white house so president trump will be here and were told that he met with his new chief of staff general john kellyanne over the course of the next two weeks he is expected to meet with top advisers and lawmakers and maybe some golf mixed in here or there, rick, who knows? it is at a golf course and is available to hear. perhaps some golf as well but for the most part it working vacation is what we are told. rick: i will be there next week but i doubt i ll be playing golf. reporter: you ll be in the parking lot. rick: i will indeed. arthel: attorney general jeff sessions is not mincing words bowing to cut down on white house leaks and threatening to throw those responsible behind bars. sessions also unveiling new plans to stop future leakers in their tracks.
it comes to sensitive and gu assified iutuormation i think they got the message and i thank you will see things change very raowedly b see ause this is jgef kellyanne this is a man you do not toy with. arthel: was bring inwilesse burs this is the associate editor for the hell he s been reporting on this. one week on thewilob and now attorney general sessions cracking down on leaguers. generald toelly, setting a clear tone and apart from what we heard from him are you getting in early indication that this might work? reporter: there are definitely two c itpeting avotions b aboung taken. we have done kelly who was at the helm of the white house trying tod toeep disgu osures fm within the westing from leaking out and those are dealing mosesy with palace entry and the
that there s a threat to national s see urity or defense. arthel: alex, how do you see it? one reason it s hard to bring these cases is to get a prosecution, to get a conviction, you almost always have to reveal the a they ual infon yation it issued. you can t say hey, these guys lewould ed icounormation and iia secret. there has to be more forth to the jury so youemoe disgu osing the s see ret prs dligu y in the process of prosecuting. it makes these cases verking vey ha t. i dones. see this as a legitimae threat. this seems more a sountede of threat be mfor e by the presidet on foot or where he s clearly frustrated with the amoy,t of infon yation lewould ing out ofs and ministration but he s not the first president to feel that waa arthel: keisha, in what ways do you champion attorney general ugff sessions and what wly you challenge his new objective? i would say if there are valid reasons there is certain infon yation that could cause a danger to the citizens of this count3 th
attornom general will press this issue it will discourage sagurnalists from getting infon yation that is necessary for the citizens to feel comfortable ind tonowing what or government is dantng. i get the security aspect but we also have to balance that with the citepens having a rigwhit to know what is going to run with our government. our government. and srthethe tis before i worked as the intelligence agency and there are s see reation that should e lewould s for law enforcement ad intelligence. we are talking about fdo the press as antithetical to the public interest but that s not what this count3 th as well. we are about thow dee present telling what the government does and i h mae this effort by a general sessions. that. arthel: two weeks from now, more lewould s, hhe ac the leaks don t stop you are saying and i m hearing both of you sly fight to disembark back there