# Claim 225

The Justice Department said it followed applicable laws and its own policies when issuing the subpoenas.

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

- Statement: The Justice Department said it followed applicable laws and its own policies when issuing the subpoenas.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: DOJ cites its own guidelines
- About: [incident 2013-us-doj-seizes-ap-phone-records](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-us-doj-seizes-ap-phone-records)
- Source: US government 'seized AP phone records'. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/5/14/us-government-seized-ap-phone-records
- Publisher: Al Jazeera
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2013-05-14

## Quotation from the source

> We take seriously our obligations to follow all applicable laws, federal regulations, and Department of Justice policies when issuing subpoenas for phone records of media organisations.

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