RTDNA Expresses Concern that AG Session Again Refuses to Say He Won't Go After Journalists

The Radio Television Digital News Association Voice of the First Amendment Task Force is expressing extreme concern about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ refusal – again – to say his Department of Justice will not target journalists who protect the identities of their confidential sources. During his first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee Nov 13, General Sessions was asked by Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD): “As attorney general, will you commit not to prosecute investigative journalists for maintaining the confidentiality of their professional sources?” Sessions’ answer was less than comforting, to say the least: “I will commit to respecting the role of the press and conducting my office in a way that respects that and the rules within the Department of Justice. We have not had a conflict in my term in office yet with the press, but there’s some things that the press seems to think they have an absolute right to – they do not have an absolute right to.”