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Good point. I'm not sure he's even aware of that option, unfortunately.


Oh, he is. But it's good PR to make positive statements while doing whatever you want.


He literally did ban the practice, though, and the quoted line is after the reporting saying he did so?


No he did not. He gave a "direction". Which, legally, means almost nothing.

> “Going forward, consistent with the President’s direction, this Department of Justice – in a change to its longstanding practice – will not seek compulsory legal process in leak investigations to obtain source information from members of the news media doing their jobs,” Anthony Coley, Justice Department spokesman, said in a statement.

They are changing a "practice".

One uses laws to prevent practices one does not like, not "directions".


> One uses laws to prevent practices one does not like, not "directions".

If you want a law to prevent this I'm not sure why you're criticizing Biden. He is the President, no the Legislature.

If you think there should be a law, then your complaint should be for congress.


Is there a written order from the President saying this. Is it public somewhere? If not, it's just PR.


Well, considering the DOJ is under his control, it’s not a “direction”, but a “law” of sorts. Actual laws come from Congress, which Biden doesn’t control.


Same question to you: is there a written order from the President saying this? Is it public somewhere? If not, it's just PR.


Are you suggesting he's senile? Stupid? It's not clear why you'd think someone with Biden's political experience would be unaware that the President is the head of the executive branch.


> Are you suggesting he's senile?

Forgetful at the very least. Senile is unnecessarily pejorative. He's an old man who doesnt do much more than make political speeches in public.

> Biden's political experience

His team's political experience is more important, like almost all POTUS before him.




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