Attorney General Pam Bondi reversed a Biden-era policy that restricted federal prosecutors from seizing reporters' communications records, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News.

The U.S. Justice Department under President Donald Trump made it easier for prosecutors investigating leaks to the news media to subpoena records and testimony from journalists, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Friday that reversed a Biden-era policy.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday she is resuming the practice of attempting to seize reporters' phone records in order to smoke out leakers. Why it matters: It is a complete reversal of the policy that former President Biden and former Attorney General Merrick Garland put in place restricting subpoenas of reporters' news-gathering materials.