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Originally Posted by barbara
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If you actually read this, Trump likely had nothing to do with any of the changes.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein ordered a review of the handbook last year, department spokesperson Ian Prior told BuzzFeed News, who first reported the changes.
The purpose of the overhaul – the largest since 1997 – was to “identify redundant sections and language, areas that required greater clarity, and any content that needed to be added to help Department attorneys perform core prosecutorial functions,” Mr Prior said.
Also:
Another new section, “reporting media contacts” tells employees they must report any contact with members of the media about DOJ matters to their designated media representative.
Previous language in the handbook did not make such a stipulation. Instead, it said the department’s Office of Public Affairs should be informed of requests from national media organisations to discuss “in-depth stories and matters affecting the Department of Justice, or matters of national significance”.
That language is consistent with language I've seen in other public and private company policy manuals. I think it also speaks directly to the "leaks" issue, which Rosenstein has
gone on record about (even though CNN saw the "evil hand" of Trump in the statement
).