Post by Peteetongman on May 28, 2013 10:30:10 GMT -5
"......the Justice Department obtained access to the emails of Fox News reporter James Rosen only after filing an affidavit that accused him of being a likely criminal "co-conspirator" in the leak of sensitive material regarding North Korea.
Rosen was never charged, and never prosecuted. But he was effectively accused of violating the federal Espionage Act, in the course of seeking the search warrant for his files.
Asked about potential problems with Holder's testimony, a House Judiciary Committee aide told FoxNews.com that the committee is "further investigating this matter."
J. Christian Adams, a former Justice Department attorney who in recent years has emerged as a prominent conservative critic of his former employer, said Tuesday that Holder seems to have misled Congress.
"Holder said it's not something I'm involved with, don't know anything about it -- he lied on both counts," Adams told Fox News
Read more: www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/28/did-holder-mislead-congress-on-pursuit-reporters-records/#ixzz2UbMgMPAB
Rosen was never charged, and never prosecuted. But he was effectively accused of violating the federal Espionage Act, in the course of seeking the search warrant for his files.
Asked about potential problems with Holder's testimony, a House Judiciary Committee aide told FoxNews.com that the committee is "further investigating this matter."
J. Christian Adams, a former Justice Department attorney who in recent years has emerged as a prominent conservative critic of his former employer, said Tuesday that Holder seems to have misled Congress.
"Holder said it's not something I'm involved with, don't know anything about it -- he lied on both counts," Adams told Fox News
Read more: www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/28/did-holder-mislead-congress-on-pursuit-reporters-records/#ixzz2UbMgMPAB
