Holder Tells Journalists He May Tighten Probe Rules

Attorney General Eric Holder told U.S. news organizations he’ll consider tightening rules on when and how federal investigators may seize telephone records and other information to identify reporters’ confidential sources.

At a meeting yesterday with representatives of the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and Bloomberg News, Holder said a consistent concern that he has heard from journalists is that the recent records seizures in leak probes were made without notice, preventing targets from challenging the actions or seeking to limit their scope.