Posted on 05/15/2013 5:40:41 AM PDT by RummyChick
Attorney General Eric Holder went on the defensive on Tuesday explaining why the Justice Department secretly obtained two months worth of reporters' telephone records in an 'unprecedented' search for a confidential source.
'This was a very serious leak and a very, very serious leak,' Holder said at a press conference explaining the department's actions which have been criticized for going against the constitutional right to a free press.
Holder said that he recused himself from the making the controversial decision to subpoena the phone records of Associated Press journalists, saying that it was made by Deputy Attorney General James Cole.
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There is a key paragraph that just makes no sense
"Holder said that he recused himself from the making the controversial decision to subpoena the phone records of Associated Press journalists, saying that it was made by Deputy Attorney General James Cole. "
Why would he do that at the time?????????????????? Is there some connection we don't know about
If DoJ was secretly gathering info ‘on leaks’ from AP, I would suspect that other ‘news’ organization probably received similar secret scrutiny.
This might turn out to be another tip of an iceberg.
Lawyers don’t just write their own subpoenas. then go out and serve them. A subpoena requires a judge’s signature doesn’t it?
I am sure Holder and Obama are totally innocent....
lolol
//sarcasm
“I didn’t do it. You didn’t see me do it. You can’t prove anything.”
Which, in RATspeak, means Holder did it.
Agreed. First, it doesn’t follow that if this were such a big deal that his deputy would handle it.
Second, the AG is required to handle it in such circumstances by regulation.
Third, if his deputy DID handle it, why is Holder recusing?
There’s a whole lot of sumpin dat ain’t right.
So Holder isn’t accountable or his subordinate’s actions? Then why are companies held liable for their employee’s actions in lawsuits? You’re a liar just like your boss, Mr. Holder.
bump
Oh Holder is totally believable in this character.
Is it possible that he knew who leaked it and thus couldn’t be responsible for the witch hunt.
Circular firing squad to commence firing.
The Buck Stops WHERE?
so many underlings, so many busses....
Is that an actual quote? That’s terrible if so.
This has all of the earmarks of an Axelrod operation, complete with an undocumented Obama approval.
James Cole? Wasn’t he involved in Fast and Furious?
if he recused himself, he did make the effing decision, now the sh8t runs downhill? these people are evil and despicable
“You shot at the Sheriff,
But instead you got the Deputy, Co-ole...”
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