Friday, May 24, 2013

Department Of Justice Guidelines For Investigations That Involve Journalists To Be Reviewed



Obama Orders Review Of Guidelines For Probing Journalists -- Reuters

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve journalists and report back by early July.

Obama has come under criticism for his administration's pursuit of journalists who have reported leaked material.

In recent weeks, it emerged that the Justice Department seized Associated Press phone records as part of a probe into leaks about a 2012 Yemen-based plot to bomb a U.S. airliner and that Fox News correspondent James Rosen had been named a "co-conspirator" in a federal leaks probe involving his reporting on North Korea.

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My Comment: So .... President Obama has ordered the Attorney General to investigate and review himself .... LOL .... I can't make this up.

Update: If this is true .... the U.S. Attorney General is out of control.

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