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Did Eric Holder Lie to Congress? Not old news.
Posted: May 28, 2013
Why does Holder think he’s above the law? Why does he think he can get away with lying and survive? Because he’s Obama’s pal? Well, both sides are now outraged over his testimony. I certainly hope they look back into F&F again….because he was lying then, too.
The first story was posted 23 minute ago. Can it be that journalists are waking up and realizing that they have been lied to over some of these "scandals?"
Did U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder lie to Congress? The House Judiciary Committee is investigating whether that was the case when he testified before the committee earlier this month.
Holder was asked during a May 15 Judiciary Committee hearing if the U.S. Department of Justice could prosecute reporters and gave the following response:
“In regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material - this is not something I’ve ever been involved in, heard of, or would think would be wise policy,” the attorney general said.
Since Holder made that statement, NBC News reported that the attorney general approved a search warrant for the e-mail account and phone records of Fox News reporter James Rosen. The Judiciary Committee members were unaware of the actions taken by the Justice Department when Holder testified.
Did Eric Holder Lie in Congressional Testimony?
That’s the question asked by Katie Pavlich and Jim Hoft after the revelation that Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved the application for a warrant on Fox News’ James Rosen as a potential co-conspirator in espionage. Last week, under relatively friendly questioning from Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) about the Department of Justice seizure of Associated Press phone records, Johnson asked about the potential to prosecute reporters under the Espionage Act of 1917. ”You’ve got a long way to go to try to prosecute the press for publication of material,” Holder responded. Later, though, he returned to the topic unbidden, emphasis mine (at the 5-minute mark)
As it turns out, Holder not only heard of it, he personally approved it. The warrant in the Rosen case specified that he was considered a potential suspect in the leak of classified material, the reason that the DoJ didn’t bother to follow the existing Watergate-era statute in coordinating the records request with Fox News. And note that Holder’s testimony in this case wasn’t produced by some sophisticated perjury trap sprung by a Republican, but as a freely-offered representation to no particular question during the question period of a Democrat.
Watch the video here (it’s a C-Span video even though it’s posted on this web site):
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/05/24/did-eric-holder-lie-in-congressional-testimony-last-week/
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search warrant had nothing to do with - prosecuting the press...
[ In Reply To ..]The DOJ was looking for the GOVERNMENT source of the leak reported on by the press. Personally approving a search warrant does not equate to prosecuting the press, and the search warrant had NOTHING to do with prosecuting the press.(!)
Holder's comment does not reveal a lie to Congress, and is consistent with the actions undertaken by the DOJ:
"In regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material - this is not something Iâve ever been involved in, heard of, or would think would be wise policy.â
This paragraph says differently. - Truthhurts
[ In Reply To ..]Since Holder made that statement, NBC News reported that the attorney general approved a search warrant for the e-mail account and phone records of Fox News reporter James Rosen. The Judiciary Committee members were unaware of the actions taken by the Justice Department when Holder testified.
the NBC news report referenced in that paragraph - ...
[ In Reply To ..]...does not confirm what the International Business Times asserts.
http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/23/18451142-doj-confirms-holder-okd-search-warrant-for-fox-news-reporters-emails
Nothing new here. EH knows he can - lie all he wants and
[ In Reply To ..]Obama's administration will defend him. Every horrible thing Bush did is a-ok when Obama or Holder do it.
You're right, the truth does hurt, but good luck telling the truth to all the libs on here
Sure. He's been lying for Obama since day 1. - Why change now?
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No. - Next. nm
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