Headline: Comprehensive Report: Stephen Miller and DOJ hatching plan to throw journalists in jail over leaks: report<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Newly appointedWhite House Chief of Staff Stephen Millerand the Department of Justice have reportedly beenconsidering throwing journalists in jailto get them to reveal their sources whengovernment intel is leaked,according to a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following Susie Wiles’ exit as chief of staff,The Atlanticreported that President Donald Trump urged the DOJ to pursue criminal-leak investigations on national security grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have reportedly been discussions among White House officials about tactics they could use to get journalists to reveal their sources – including arresting them, three people familiar with the subject told the outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two people described Wiles pushing back against trying to force journalists to divulge their government sources, while Miller was in favor of the move, insisting that it wouldn’t take long for journalists to give up their sources, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A DOJ spokesperson toldThe Atlantic: “This is absolutely false,” and reiterated that when approached for comment by The Independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, a White House spokesperson toldThe Independent:”Unauthorized leaks of sensitive national security information will NEVER be tolerated. They endanger American lives and threaten our national security. Those responsible must be held accountable.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is not illegal for journalists to receive – and write about – classified information they have received from a government leaker, even if the source themselves has violated the law by sharing the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1971,The New York Timespublished excerpts of a leaked report detailing the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, prompting the Nixon administration to try and block the publication of the leaked files. However, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the newspaper and press freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, Trump revealed that his longtime aide, Miller, would be replacing Wiles, who Trump was reportedly “furious” with after Republicans lost control of Congress in last week’s midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A longtime proponent of expansive presidential authority, Miller takes over at a time when the Republican Party’s midterm defeat could leave Trump more reliant on executive power to advance his domestic agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miller, 41, is one of Trump’s longest-serving aides and one of only a few who have worked for the president throughout both his first and second terms in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, he is best known for driving Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, which has been widely unpopular among Americans. Just 36% of respondents to a Reuters\/Ipsos poll completed early this week approve of Trump’s mass deportation agenda, with 54% disapproving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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