The Department of Justice has guidelines that generally restrict the issuance of subpoenas to reporters, indicating that it does not routinely do so. However, this does not mean it never happens or that a reporter's privilege is absolute. The privilege to protect sources exists under certain circumstances, but it is not absolute and can be overridden by a court.

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Question 4

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Which is true?

A) The Department of Justice has never issued a subpoena for a reporter's testimony.
B) The Department of Justice does not routinely issue subpoenas for reporters' testimony.
C) The reporter's privilege to protect sources is absolute.
D) The reporter's privilege to protect sources does not exist.
E) None of the above is true.

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