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| House Republicans express "great concern" about possible Holder perjury |
| 2013-05-30 |
[CBSNEWS] Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Inaction JacksonHolder ... aka Mister Fast and Furious... on Wednesday expressing "great concern" about the possibility that Holder lied under oath during his testimony earlier this month on the Justice Department's seizing of journalists' records, CBS News has learned. On May 15, Holder told the committee he wasn't involved in "the potential prosecution" of a member of the press under the Espionage Act for disclosing classified information. "This is not something I've ever been involved in, heard of, or would think would be wise policy," he said. Shortly thereafter, reports began to surface that the Justice Department, in addition to seizing telephone and email records of News Agency that Dare Not be Named news hounds, had seized the the emails and phone records of Fox News correspondent James Rosen. While Holder had recused himself from the AP proceedings, the Washington Post reported that the attorney general had personally signed off on the search warrant for Rosen's records. In the search warrant, the FBI called Rosen a "criminal co-conspirator" and suggested there's probable cause that he violated federal law. Rosen was not charged with any crime. House Judiciary Republicans, in their letter, raise the possibility that Holder perjured himself by issuing an ironclad denial of any involvement in the investigation and potential prosecution of news hounds. "The media reports and statements issued by the Department regarding the search warrants for Mr. Rosen's emails appear to be at odds with your sworn testimony before the Committee," they wrote. "We believe - and we hope you will agree - it is imperative that the Committee, the Congress and the American people be provided a full and accurate account of your involvement in and approval of these search warrants." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Why do I sense a 'strongly worded letter' in Holder's future..... and little else? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-05-30 11:33 |
| #5 ..however, the purse strings belong to the House. Only pass narrowly defined appropriations, basically taking a clever to government that this case amply demonstrates when it functions above/outside the law. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-05-30 11:07 |
| #4 But if my memory doesn't fail me it is the Senate who approves appointments and the Dems had a majority there. Your memory does not fail, JFM. In fact, the Democrats still do have a majority in the Senate. Whether they still will after midterm elections next November is apparently a question of some concern. But until then all sorts of things are simply not possible, including impeaching the president and walking back back Obamacare. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-05-30 11:01 |
| #3 They had. But if my memory doesn't fail me it is the Senate who approves appointments and the Dems had a majority there. |
| Posted by: JFM 2013-05-30 07:19 |
| #2 They should have had "great concern" regarding his initial appointment. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-05-30 05:12 |
| #1 It is a Felony to lie to Congress - not that y'all can do anything about it. |
| Posted by: newc 2013-05-30 02:17 |