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DOJ Will No Longer Seize Reporters’ Data in Leak Investigations

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Biden said.Shortly after the president’s comment – which was a contradiction to department regulations from back in the Obama administration — the DOJ notified four New York Times reporters that data from their phone records had been seized.

Such action was permitted as long as it received high-level approval.On Saturday, DOJ spokesman Anthony Coley confirmed the change of policy.“Going forward, consistent with the president’s direction, this Department of Justice — in a change to its longstanding practice — will not seek compulsory legal process in leak investigations to obtain source information from members of the news media doing their jobs,” Coley said in a statement.“The department strongly values a free press, protecting First.

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