CPJ, Sen Klobuchar Push AG Nominee to Support Journalist Protections

The Committee to Protect journalists is calling on Attorney General nominee Sen Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to commit to support guidelines that make it harder for the Justice Department to subpoena journalists' records. At the hearing, Sen Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), whose father was a journalist, said she was particularly sensitive to the journalist's role as a watchdog and asked him to commit to guidelines Attorney General Eric Holder issued in 2015, which include releasing an annual report on any subpoenas and promising not to put journalists in jail for doing their jobs. Sessions did not commit, saying he needed to study the guidelines.