By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Justice Department’s escalation of probes into government leaks will not target journalists, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Sunday.
“We don’t prosecute journalists for doing their jobs,” Rosenstein said on “Fox News Sunday.” “That’s not our goal here.”
The Justice Department announced last week that it was stepping up investigation into government leaks. Under the Trump administration, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said leak investigations have tripled.
“We will not allow rogue anonymous sources with security clearances to sell out our country any longer,” Sessions said at a news conference Friday.
Rosenstein clarified Sessions’ position on Sunday.
“The attorney general has been very clear that we’re after the leakers, not the journalist,” Rosenstein said. “We’re after the people who are committing crimes.”
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