https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=374572829 deputy attorney general james cole en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 08:52:46 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 https://www.npr.org/tags/374572829/deputy-attorney-general-james-cole James Cole says his decision to approve subpoenas for reporters' phone records, amid national security leaks, "was a very, very tough call. At the end of the day, I'd probably have to do it again." Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:25:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/01/02/374564955/deputy-attorney-general-reflects-on-controversies-successes https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/01/02/374564955/deputy-attorney-general-reflects-on-controversies-successes James Cole says his decision to approve subpoenas for reporters' phone records, amid national security leaks, "was a very, very tough call. At the end of the day, I'd probably have to do it again."

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