DOJ investigates Supreme Court leak on Roe v. Wade draft in Washington DC

The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that revealed plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to Fox 5 DC.

The leak, which exposed the draft before the 2022 ruling, prompted Chief Justice John Roberts to order an internal investigation that did not identify the source of the leak.

Now, the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington, led by Jeanine Pirro, is heading the Justice Department's probe, multiple sources told Fox News.

The Justice Department has declined to comment on the ongoing investigation.

This development follows years after the Supreme Court's own efforts to find the leaker were unsuccessful.