Attorney General Eric Holder Under Pressure To Open More Media Leak Investigations

[Purveyor]

By David Ingram and Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder appears to have little choice but to launch a new round of investigations into media leaks, the very issue that consumed him for the last month and led to renewed calls for his resignation.

Holder’s Justice Department was called upon to identify the leaker of sensitive information when on Saturday the super-secret National Security Agency filed a report requesting a criminal investigation.

U.S. officials said an investigation will undoubtedly try to uncover the leaker who gave a secret court order to Britain’s Guardian newspaper, as well as whoever gave a document describing surveillance methods to both the Guardian and the Washington Post.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Saturday blamed the outlets for what he called “reckless disclosures” of classified spy agency material.

The test for Holder comes as he deals with fierce bipartisan criticism for his agency’s tactics in pursuing media records in other leak investigations. President Barack Obama ordered him last month to review Justice Department procedures for handling media cases, leading Holder to conduct a series of private meetings with news executives and lawyers.

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[villager]

1. Whistleblowers and medical marijuana purveyors! Gotta shut 'em down!

Hope and "change" and all that....

[premium]

2. Let's not forget the surveillance of the Occupy movement,

I mean, after all, they're a threat to the 1%ers, er, I meant they're a national security threat also.

[villager]

4. Something else vehemently denied by the security state apologists here

And those mentioning it were also dutifully attacked by them, here on the "Underground"

[graham4anything]

3. It's all about the NRA and guns and bullets, and always was, the NRA hates him. nt.

[premium]

5. WTF are you babbling on about now?

This has absolutely nothing to do with the NRA, this is NSA, perhaps you typed in a wrong letter?

[Autumn]

6. It makes perfect sense. The NRA has forced the government to

do this surveillance and it's just to find out who isn't buying guns and bullets. And some asshole who hates Holder leaked it. I'm safe though, I own guns. Think about it

[premium]

7. LOL.

I love it. I see what you did there.

[Autumn]

8. It's a work in progress.