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Chatter: Covering the Justice Department During and After Trump, with Katie Benner

The Lawfare Podcast

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The Role of Opas in the Justice Department

CNN's Jim Acosta says the Justice Department often gives reporters information that can be misleading but also helpful. The department gave CNN a briefing on Trump's Ukraine call, and then explained why it didn't lead to criminal investigation, he said. "That kind of thing is consistent with the obligations of the officer in question,"Acosta told CNN.

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