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The Department of Justice under Trump attempted to seize the email logs from four New York Times reporters. Biden will stop this practice.

The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters' records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels of disclosures that federal prosecutors aggressively pursued communication data from reporters to identify their sources.

US news outlets say Trump administration had secretly tried to obtain journalists’ records as part of leak probes.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday pledged to stop using court orders to obtain reporters' records as part of leak probes, marking a policy shift away from an investigative tactic used by numerous administrations.

A court-issued gag order barred Google and Times' executives from disclosing the showdown in a leaked probe.

The White House said the policy, which was used under Trump and continued under Biden, was "not consistent" with Biden's direction.

After situations involving forceful detentions or worse, the organization seeks prompt accountability and change.

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