Remember last week, when Eric Holder insisted under oath that he had not personally been aware of any efforts by the DOJ to target journalists? And remember how he was busted yesterday for signing off on the criminal investigation of Fox News’ James Rosen?
Guess what: it gets better. And by better, we mean much, much worse. According to a new Justice Department statement, Holder actually vetted the search warrant.
He didn't just sign the search warrant request. He vetted it.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2013
Wow.
REU: U.S. JUSTICE DEPT SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER VETTED SEARCH WARRANT FOR REPORTER EMAILS
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) May 24, 2013
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vetted search warrant for reporter emails: Department of Justice #breaking
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) May 24, 2013
Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder vetted search warrant for reporter emails
— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) May 24, 2013
DOJ admits Rosen search warrant decision vetted "at the highest levels of the Department, including discussions with the Attorney General."
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) May 24, 2013
If this is true — and if there’s any real justice — Holder could be looking at perjury charges.
https://twitter.com/omgbradley/status/338022213578014720
.@ShannonBream So this confirms that AG Holder perjured himself, correct? #tcot #DOJ
— Cam (@Camaran) May 24, 2013
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It doesn’t look like we’ll be able to count on the Department of Justice to do its job. According to the statement, this is all perfectly legal:
REU: U.S. JUSTICE DEPT SAYS IN STATEMENT IT FOLLOWED ALL LAWS IN SEARCH OF FOX NEWS REPORTER EMAILS
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) May 24, 2013
Holder has decided to go the "we did nothing wrong in compromising the personal email of Fox News reporters" route. Good luck, sir.
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) May 24, 2013
It’s long past time Holder’s luck ran out.
https://twitter.com/Newyorkez/status/338021425384402945
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