Journalists were sheltered during the Biden administration through a policy that defended their news-gathering process. The DOJ at the time stopped secretly seizing reporters’ records to identify sources during leak investigations. Many reporters do not disclose this material to protect a source or maintain a critical relationship.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday penned a memo noting she would be rescinding former Attorney General Merrick Garland's policies preventing officials from gaining key evidence from members of the media.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday she is resuming the practice of attempting to seize reporters' phone records in order to smoke out leakers. Why it matters: It is a complete reversal of the policy that former President Biden and former Attorney General Merrick Garland put in place restricting subpoenas of reporters' news-gathering materials.