Justice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters' phone records, watchdog finds

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Those comments raise the possibility that the Justice Department under new leadership -- Trump has picked former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi to serve as his attorney general -- could undo a three-year-old policy that, with limited exceptions prohibits, prosecutors from secretly seizing reporters' phone records during investigations into leaks of sensitive information.
28% : Though the report chronicles Justice Department actions from several years ago, the issue has new resonance as Patel has spoken of his desire to "come after" members of the media "who lied about American citizens" and his belief that the federal government should be rid of "conspirators" against Trump.

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