Justice Dept. says it ll no longer seize journalists records
By ERIC TUCKER article
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters records during leak investigations, a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups.
The reversal follows a pledge last month by President Joe Biden, who had said it was simply, simply wrong to seize journalists records and that he would not permit the Justice Department to continue the practice. Though Biden s comments in an interview were not immediately accompanied by any change in policy, a pair of statements from the White House and Justice Department on Saturday signaled an official turnabout from an investigative tactic that has persisted for years.
The department says it will halt the practice of secretly obtaining reporters records during leak probes, a shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups.
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The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters records during leak investigations, a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups.