Justice Department drops Biden-era policy on journalists involved in leak investigations

State Attorney Pam Bondi Announced on Friday that the Ministry of Justice (DOJ) will change the policy that enables reporters to hide records and testimony related to suspects in a criminal investigation.

In a memoranda AxiosBondi wrote that federal employees deliberately miss sensitive data into the media undermine the ability of the Ministry of Justice to guard America.

“This behavior is illegal and wrong and must stop,” Bondi wrote. “Therefore, I concluded that Merrick Garland’s policies should be abolished Ministry of Justice From the search for the record and the convincing testimony of the members of the newspaper media to identify and punish the source of irregular leaks. “

She noticed that research techniques relating to news collection “are an extraordinary measure that will be arranged as a last means when crucial for a successful investigation or persecution,” the letter said.

US State Attorney Pam Bondi wrote in memory that he would revise politics to allow journalists to be called. (Eva Marie shouting/AFP via Getty Images)

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She added that protection were abused, and officials used “media allies” to leak sensitive information for political profits, and politics often put their phone and other electronic records out of the plaintiff’s reach, Politico reported.

Memo comes after the director of the National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard On Wednesday, two intelligence professionals were charged with criminal prosecution charged with leaking classified information.

Professionals allegedly shared classified information with Washington Post and New York Times, according to Previous reporting.

The third criminal instruction is expected, the impression said.

At least two alleged leaks were sent to the Ministry of Justice for criminal prosecution. (Reuters/Nathan Howard)

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Former State Attorney Merrick B. Garland under former president Joe Biden In 2022, it made significant audit of the Ministry of Justice Regulations regarding information from members of the news media.

Garland’s politics forbade an UJJ to seek information from members of the newspaper media, acting in the framework of news collection, except under limited, listed circumstances.

Bruce D. Brown, Chairman of the Press Freedom Committee, wrote in a statement that he had not seen the language of a new policy, but emphasized the importance of journalists who could protect the identity of confidential sources.

“We will wait to see what politics looks like, but we know that journalists will continue to do their job, and there is no lack of legal support to support them,” Brown wrote statement.

Pamo Bondi’s Chief Lawyer will regulate the policy of former Attorney General Merrick Garland about collecting information for criminal investigations into media members. (Nathan Posner/Anadolo via Getty Images)

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Bondi said the department will continue to limit the use of forced legal actions to obtain information or records the mediawhich includes increased approval and procedures in advance.

The Office for Legal Policy has the task of creating a new language that will reflect the abolition of Garland’s policies.

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Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.