The Department of Justice under former president Trump attempted to seize the email logs from four New York Times reporters in an attempt to identify their sources, the Times reported Friday. On Saturday, the department announced the Biden administration will end the practice of aggressively pursuing leak investigations by trying to uncover the media’s sources through court orders.
The DOJ attempted to seize email records from Google, which hosts the paper’s email system, but Google resisted the efforts. This news comes on the heels of recent revelations that...
The DOJ attempted to seize email records from Google, which hosts the paper’s email system, but Google resisted the efforts. This news comes on the heels of recent revelations that...
- 6/5/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Justice Department Will No Longer Subpoena Reporters’ Phone And Email Records In Leak Investigations
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Saturday that the Justice Department would no longer subpoena the phone and email records of reporters during leak investigations, after recent revelations that prosecutors secretly sought such information from journalists at The Washington Post, The New York Times and CNN.
In a statement, Psaki said, “As appropriate given the independence of the Justice Department in specific criminal cases, no one at the White House was aware of the gag order until Friday night. While the White House does not intervene in criminal investigations, the issuing of subpoenas for the records of reporters in leak investigations is not consistent with the President’s policy direction to the Department, and the Department of Justice has reconfirmed it will not be used moving forward.”
On Friday, the Times reported on a legal battle that played out in the final weeks of the Trump administration and...
In a statement, Psaki said, “As appropriate given the independence of the Justice Department in specific criminal cases, no one at the White House was aware of the gag order until Friday night. While the White House does not intervene in criminal investigations, the issuing of subpoenas for the records of reporters in leak investigations is not consistent with the President’s policy direction to the Department, and the Department of Justice has reconfirmed it will not be used moving forward.”
On Friday, the Times reported on a legal battle that played out in the final weeks of the Trump administration and...
- 6/5/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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