Under Project 2025, Journalists and Sources Would Face Spying and Prosecution
Briefly

"The last two decades have been an abysmal time for the right to press freedom in the U.S., with administrations normalizing the use of the Espionage Act against journalists and whistleblowers."
"In June, the Department of Justice secured a conviction of Julian Assange under the Espionage Act, achieving something once thought unthinkable: the criminalization of routine newsgathering activities."
"Project 2025 outlines how a Republican president should govern, calling on the DOJ to investigate leaks and seek expanded powers over whistleblower protections, raising concerns for press freedom."
"The Heritage Foundation demands repealing guidelines that limit law enforcement's access to journalists' communications while promoting hiring counterintelligence personnel to target journalists’ sources for prosecution."
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