Eric Holder in the news - he is staying on
From the
London Daily Mail (and why is it that the best US political reporting comes from England. Our own media blacks out these stories):
'Things have got a little out of whack': Eric Holder admits failings on secretly pulling records on reporters but says he has no intention of standing down
Attorney General Eric Holder has admitted that investigators may have gone too far in their recent attempts to prevent leaks to the media and he said the Justice Department needs to do a better job of balancing national security with press freedom.
�I'm a little concerned that things have gotten a little out of whack,� Holder told NBC on Wednesday. �I think we can do a better job than we have. We can reform those regulations, reform those guidelines to better reflect that balance.�
Holder has been embroiled in a media storm over a Justice Department subpoena of Associated Press phone records and, in particular, an investigation into leaks to Fox News correspondent James Rosen.
And then there is that little Fast and Furious thing he was directly responsible for. Much more at the site.
Oh yeah -- so far, he is showing zero signs of improvement -- from
FOX News:
Holder misses deadline to clear up testimony on reporter surveillance
Attorney General Eric Holder has missed the deadline set by Republicans to personally explain questionable testimony he gave on reporter surveillance, as lawmakers threaten to subpoena Holder if necessary.
The deadline set by House Judiciary Committee Republicans was close-of-business on Wednesday. An aide told FoxNews.com they have "not received a response."
The Justice Department earlier this week penned a response to the Republican leaders of the committee. But it was authored by a lower-level official, and committee leaders complained it did not address their concerns.
"A letter from a subordinate that fails to answer many of our questions does not suffice," Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., wrote in a letter sent Tuesday.
The committee wants Holder to explain his May 15 testimony.
The rules do not apply to them -- as Louis XIV put it so succinctly: L'Etat c'est moi.
Posted by DaveH at June 6, 2013 11:28 AM