# Claim 11

The rescission reopened the door to compelling journalists' testimony and records in leak investigations.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The rescission reopened the door to compelling journalists' testimony and records in leak investigations.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Reporters again subject to subpoenas/compelled testimony in leak probes
- About: [incident 2025-doj-rescinds-media-subpoena-guidelines](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-doj-rescinds-media-subpoena-guidelines)
- Source: DOJ rescinds news media guidelines: analysis. https://www.rcfp.org/doj-rescinds-news-media-guidelines-analysis/
- Publisher: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-04-25

## Quotation from the source

> By their nature, leak investigations chill newsgathering and reporting in the public interest.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/11. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.