US - #WeeklyAddress October 16 - October 22: Attorney General won´t commit to shielding journalists from prosecution
(WorldNews France)

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on October 18, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was asked by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) whether he would `commit to not putting reporters in jail for doing their jobs.` Sessions replied, `I don`t know if I can make a blanket commitment to that effect` and that his office has `not taken any aggressive action against the media at this point.` He mentioned issues of national security and stated he would utilize the Constitution to prioritize national security over journalists. Senator Klobuchar remarked that the state of protections for journalists was especially concerning due to President Trump`s remarks on revoking licenses from `fake news` media....