Pam Bondi rescinds Biden-era protections for journalists

Memo from attorney general about criminal leak investigations calls conduct of leakers treasonous'

Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, has revoked a Biden administration-era policy that restricted subpoenas of reporters' phone records in criminal investigations.

An internal memo, first reported by ABC News, shows Bondi rescinding protections issued by her predecessor, Merrick Garland, for members of the media from having their records seized or being forced to testify in the course of leak investigations.