Don’t weaken constitutional press freedom

All who support journalism’s constitutional check on the government should push back against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ threat to make it easier to subpoena reporters.
After being excoriated by President Trump for being “very weak” on executive branch leaks, Sessions pledged Friday to rein in unauthorized disclosures of information by government officials.
That’s fine. Sessions should clean up his own house — or, rather, President Trump’s. But