Attorney General Pam Bondi has rolled back restrictions on leak inquiries imposed by the Justice Department a decade ago, permitting easier access to news gathering records through court orders and subpoenas. This change reverts to pre-2021 standards, which had a critical regulation limiting investigators' ability to bypass a law that normally prohibits search warrants for newsroom records. The decision is particularly striking given the historical outrage over the FBI's prior actions against reporters, such as the case involving James Rosen from Fox News, now with Newsmax.
This Justice Department will not tolerate unauthorized disclosures that undermine President Trump's policies, victimize government agencies, and cause harm to the American people.
Ms. Bondi returned to the standard in place before Mr. Garland's intervention, allowing investigators to employ court orders and subpoenas in leak inquiries.
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