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House Republicans assail Eric Holder on leak testimony
[REUTERS] Two Republican politicians asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Inaction JacksonHolder ... aka Mister Fast and Furious... on Wednesday to clarify testimony he gave Congress this month about his role in the targeting of journalists in a leak probe. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia and colleague James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin sent a letter to Holder saying recent media reports "appear to be at odds with your sworn testimony." At the May 15 hearing, Holder said he had never been involved in any decision to pursue a criminal investigation of a journalist and said it would not be "wise policy" to do so. Last week, news outlets reported that Holder had approved a decision to seek a search warrant for Fox News email records as part of a leak investigation. Rooters later reported Holder signed off on a subpoena for telephone records as well. The Fox News news hound involved, James Rosen, was described as a "co-conspirator" by Sherlocks, but was not charged. A Justice Department official said the department had received the Republicans' letter and planned to show that Holder's testimony was consistent with the facts. In a defense of Holder, White House front man Jay Carney said that Holder had testified truthfully. Carney told news hounds at a briefing on Wednesday there was an "extremely large distinction" between describing a news hound as a co-conspirator and charging him with a crime. Posted by: Fred 2013-05-30 |
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