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White House: 'No knowledge' of AP phone record seizure
The Hill ^ | May 13, 2013 | Justin Sink

Posted on 05/13/2013 5:59:46 PM PDT by jazusamo

The White House on Monday distanced President Obama from the Department of Justice’s seizure of Associated Press telephone records.

“Other than press reports, we have no knowledge of any attempt by the Justice Department to seek phone records of the AP,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.

Carney said the White House had no involvement in the Justice effort.

“We are not involved in decisions made in connection with criminal investigations, as those matters are handled independently by the Justice Department,” he said.

The Justice Department said in a letter to the AP on Friday that it had gathered records on at least 20 office, cell phone, and home phone numbers — including the AP's desk in the House of Representatives press gallery.

The AP believes the records seizure was related to a leak investigation regarding a 2012 story about the CIA foiling a bomb plot in Yemen. The Obama administration has aggressively investigated the disclosure of classified anti-terror information in recent years, subpoenaing journalists from the New York Times and Washington Post.

In a letter of protest sent to Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday, AP President Gary Pruitt said there could be “no possible justification for such an overbroad collection of the telephone communications.”

“These records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to AP's newsgathering operations and disclose information about AP's activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know,” Pruitt said.

In a statement, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said it was “always careful and deliberate” in deciding to target media organizations.

News of Justice seizing the records comes as the administration is already dealing with accusations the IRS abused its power by targeting conservative groups for tax audits.

The administration is also under attack for its handling of the Benghazi attack.

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To: Revolting cat!

Bump! Lily Tomlin was great on those shows.


81 posted on 05/13/2013 6:39:18 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: Sivad; jazusamo

ya ever wonder at the legitimacy of an outfit when they have a carney as a press secretary


82 posted on 05/13/2013 6:39:42 PM PDT by bigheadfred ( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
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To: laweeks

then lets say it is the truth.

This has been yet again a perfect example of failed Govt when it is too big , as one hand does not know the other hand is doing.


83 posted on 05/13/2013 6:40:02 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: bmwcyle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n03a7cLf0M


84 posted on 05/13/2013 6:40:24 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: jazusamo

LOL! Perfect.


85 posted on 05/13/2013 6:40:48 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: bigheadfred

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8rCy173y7Y


86 posted on 05/13/2013 6:41:27 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: jazusamo
When I was doing wiretaps for the FBI a warrant was needed every 30 days. Even a simple Trap and Trace like these. There is a judge out there that knows something.
87 posted on 05/13/2013 6:41:39 PM PDT by chesty_puller (Viet Nam 1970-71 He who shed blood with me shall forever be my brother. Shak.)
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To: Future Snake Eater

Correct, they know it’s not true and the one supposedly in charge really is clueless.


88 posted on 05/13/2013 6:42:55 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: jazusamo

Obozo is becoming a gross caricature of a stereotype.


89 posted on 05/13/2013 6:43:02 PM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: jazusamo

The buck stops at the Whitehouse gate. Dave’s not here.


90 posted on 05/13/2013 6:43:36 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: chesty_puller

Patriot Act. No judge needed.


91 posted on 05/13/2013 6:43:44 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Paladin2

i love dancing girls


92 posted on 05/13/2013 6:44:07 PM PDT by bigheadfred ( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
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To: Third Person

And when it does, she needs to be flayed. Full force.


93 posted on 05/13/2013 6:44:57 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: bigheadfred

2 outta 3 ain’t bad...


94 posted on 05/13/2013 6:45:46 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: bigheadfred

I think carney’s days are numbered, severely numbered.


95 posted on 05/13/2013 6:46:04 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: Third Person

“The White House has no knowledge whatsoever.”

Every time I hear Obama or Jay Carney tell us about how much they don’t know, I wonder why they think that makes them look better. Incompetence is not pretty, especially when you are getting paid to lead.


96 posted on 05/13/2013 6:48:45 PM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: bigheadfred

The White Hut is a side show.


97 posted on 05/13/2013 6:49:36 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Norm Lenhart

Does he even know he’s president?


98 posted on 05/13/2013 6:50:26 PM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: jazusamo

Obama and Co. the modern Know-nothings - healthcare, economies, IRS skullduggery, election fraud, Benghazi murders, AP wire tapping - there’s no limit to what Obama didn’t know and when he didn’t know it.


99 posted on 05/13/2013 6:51:01 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Exactly!! I think the” I didn’t know about that” is going to wear thin...if he really doesn’t know anything??? what the He** is doing being president???


100 posted on 05/13/2013 6:54:04 PM PDT by flowergirl
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