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THE BRIEFING ROOM
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2009
Statement from the Press Secretary on the Department of Justice Inquiry
The President has said repeatedly that he wants to look forward, not back, and the President agrees with the Attorney General that those who acted in good faith and within the scope of legal guidance should not be prosecuted. Ultimately, determinations about whether someone broke the law are made independently by the Attorney General.
>>Ultimately, determinations about whether someone broke the law are made independently by the Attorney General.
TOTAL freaking copout. Not even the guts to admit it’s your policy but to fob it off on the AG.
Suppose if it gets too messy Holder will quit to spend time with the family, but in a institutional sense for the CIA and the Pentagon, the damage will have been done.
Way to go, Democrats, reinforce the inherent doubts in the populace about your national security bonafides.