Associated Press News Agency requested an explanation from the Ministry of Internal Security of the USA regarding the use of secret government databases for tracking international terrorists in order to investigate journalists.
In his letter, the executive director of Julie Pace’s publication demanded that the department explain why the name of the Journalist AP MANDOS was held on databases as a “potential confidential informant” during the Trump administration, as indicated in the report of the Internal Security Internal Security Inspectorate.
This is a blatant example of how the federal agency uses its powers to check the contacts of journalists. Although the actions given in the report of the General Inspector were undertaken during the previous administration, this practice was described as usual, “Pace said.