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U.S. Justice Department not looking to charge journalists for leaks: official
Source: Reuters
#POLITICS AUGUST 6, 2017 / 10:24 AM / 5 HOURS AGO
U.S. Justice Department not looking to charge journalists for leaks: official
Pete Schroeder
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the top officials at the U.S. Justice Department said Sunday that the agency's heightened focus on policing leaks of classified information is not intended to put journalists in legal jeopardy.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein emphasized that the department's renewed effort to prosecute leaks of classified information is not aimed at the news media.
"We're after the leakers, not the journalists," he said on "Fox News Sunday." "We don't prosecute journalists for doing their jobs."
But Rosenstein would not rule out potentially charging journalists in the future altogether, saying reporters could face charges if they deliberately violated the law.
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U.S. Justice Department not looking to charge journalists for leaks: official
Pete Schroeder
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the top officials at the U.S. Justice Department said Sunday that the agency's heightened focus on policing leaks of classified information is not intended to put journalists in legal jeopardy.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein emphasized that the department's renewed effort to prosecute leaks of classified information is not aimed at the news media.
"We're after the leakers, not the journalists," he said on "Fox News Sunday." "We don't prosecute journalists for doing their jobs."
But Rosenstein would not rule out potentially charging journalists in the future altogether, saying reporters could face charges if they deliberately violated the law.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-doj-idUSKBN1AM0M1
