It’s disgraceful. You have a Justice Department that has now taken a complete turn in policy. It shows how this department has lost all perspective when it comes to the right of a free press in a free society.”
No, that’s not a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union talking. Or even a Democrat. Those are the words of a conservative Republican, Mark Corallo, who served three years as chief spokesman for the Justice Department under Attorney General John Ashcroft.
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