Posted on 10/29/2014 3:39:43 PM PDT by PROCON
Attorney General Eric Holder says he has one regret: his department's court order for Fox News reporter James Rosen's emails labeling him a criminal "co-conspirator."
The outgoing attorney general, who recently announced his retirement, addressed the controversial episode during the "Washington Ideas Forum" on Wednesday. Asked what decision he wishes he could do over, Holder said: "I think about the subpoena to the Fox reporter, Rosen."
Holder was referring to a 2010 search warrant application seeking Rosen's emails. The Justice Department at the time was investigating who leaked information contained in a series of reports by Rosen in 2009 about North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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James Rosen is a crackerjack investigative reporter.
It’s like asking Al Capone if there is a single particular bank he regrets robbing.
My regret as well as many others is that Eric the Red isn’t in a federal slammer.
What about Waco? Ruby Ridge? F&F?
I hope they meant resignation and not retirement.
lifetime retirement benefits... ugh
When testifying before Congress he did not know about Rosen Now it is his greatest regret. Did he lie to Congress about this issue?
Heck yes he lied. Liberals lie so much they can’t keep up with their own deceit.
As bad as Obama is, Holder is X10.
Racist Bastard needs to be arrested.
there goes my tax records.
.. and deserving of the traditional penalty for same.
I wish his major regret was having to be in prison for the rest of his degenerate, affirmative-action life.
Procon, Holder lied to Congress and the American people and his only regret is issueing a subpoena? Holder is dumber than a box of rocks and that is an insult to rocks!
The IRS Scandal is not one of his regrets???
Not going after VOTER FRAUD is not one of his regrets??
He is the WORST AG since Janet Reno who KILLED 83 INNCOSENT WOMEN AND CHILDREN at WACO....oh, wait Holdre was in on this also!!!
He is the WORST AG since Janet Reno sent Elian Gonalez back to Cuba, after his mother DIED trying to get him here.....oh wait...Holder was in on this also!!!
He is the WORST since Marc Rich....BIGGEST TAX CHEAT IN HISTORY was given a PARDON by Clinton....oh WAIT....HOLDER WAS HIS Marc Rich's ATTORNEY!!!
He is an EVIL HUMAN BEING, no matter WHAT his color is!!!
Ann, I’m not sure what you’re saying...
I guess we are going to get to holdups one great regret, that is a new and different one great regret several times before he is finally out.
Was the release of these documents illegal? Yes.
Did Rosen aid, abet and/or conspire in this illegal act? Almost certainly. So would somebody please point out to me what is wrong with the way the FBI agent worded his accusation?
Here's the problem. 1A protects a reporter from being prosecuted for anything he writes and publishes. It does not give him any leeway not granted other citizens in the methods he uses to get the information he bases his publications on.
If it's illegal for me to obtain this secret information, it's equally illegal for Rosen to do so.
If Rosen is guilty as you presume, don’t you think he’d be doing time?
Why would he regret any of that. He has been hansomely rewarded for his actions at every turn.
Obama’s high yeller doesn’t have enough morality in himself to regret anything that doesn’t reflect badly on himself.
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