Garland Discusses Leak Investigations
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On Monday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will meet with leaders from CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post to discuss investigation leaks carried out by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Trump administration. While left-leaning articles highlight that Democrats are demanding sworn testimony from Trump’s former attorneys general, right-leaning articles highlight that John Demers, the top official in the Justice Department’s National Security Division is stepping down.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that Democrats are demanding sworn testimony from Trump’s former attorneys general. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the latest revelations about Trump’s Justice Department deserved to be compared to the greatest abuses of presidential authority in recent American history.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that in early June, it was reported that under the Trump administration the DOJ secretly tried to obtain the email logs of four New York Times reporters. The Trump administration had also subpoenaed Apple for records on accounts of two Democratic representatives on the House Intelligence Committee.
A left-leaning article by Fox News highlights that John Demers, the top official in the Justice Department’s National Security Division is stepping down amid revelations that the Trump DOJ pulled communications records of sitting members of Congress and reporters. Justice Department officials said Demers has long planned to step down.
From the right
Top DOJ national security official stepping down amid communication record controversy
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