Senior DoJ official to exit amid outcry over seizure of Democrats’ records

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A senior official in the national security division of the Department of Justice is reportedly set to leave his post, amid uproar over the seizure of records from top Democrats and reporters as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information during the Trump administration.

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