For the first time since the Justice Department relaxed the requirements in December on when federal law enforcement have to inform terrorism suspects of their Miranda rights, a reporter has seen a copy of the guidance issued by Attorney General Eric Holder and reports it gives FBI agents more latitude and flexibility in delaying informing suspects of their right to remain silent.Evan Perez of the Wall Street Journal got a look at the memo and reports that interrogators can more easily avoid reading suspects their Miranda rights in “exceptional cases” where they “conclude that continued unwarned interrogation is necessary to collect valuable and timely intelligence not related to any immediate threat.” Prior approval is needed from FBI supervisors and Justice Department lawyers, according to the report.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=113231