Atty. General Eric Holder Jr. Says He Won’t Step Down
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Justice Department Spying has ‘Chilling Effect’ on AP Reporters
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The discovery that feds were spying on the Associated Press has had a “chilling effect” on the news agency, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter said, the U.S. News reports. Reporter Martha Mendoza called the snooping “a massive and unprecedented intrusion” into the reporting of more than 20 reporters, the U.S. News wrote….
Brian Fallon to Head up Justice Department Press Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is getting a new mouthpiece. Devlin Barrett of the Wall Street Journal reports that Brian Fallon, a longtime spokesman for Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) and the Senate Democrats, will head up the press office, replacing Tracy Schmaler who left in March. Fallon steps in at an interesting time…
Justice Department Says It Alerted Fox News to Surveillance of Reporter in 2010
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The revelation last week that the Justice Department was spying on a Fox News reporter provoked a response of shock and outrage from the network. Turns out, the news shouldn’t have been all that surprising. The Washington Post reports that federal prosecutors alerted Rosen by email and sent a certified letter to Fox’s…
DOJ Report: Justice Dept. Temporarily Lost Track of 2 Suspected Terrorists in Witness Protection Program
By Fox News The Justice Department temporarily lost track of two known or suspected terrorists who were in the witness protection program — and allowed others on the no-fly list to board commercial flights — according to a watchdog report which fueled criticism of the administration. “This is gross mismanagement — pure and simple,” Rep….
Atty. General Eric Holder Says He Recused Himself in Justice Department Leak Probe Involving Associated Press
By Sari Horwitz and William Branigin Washington Post WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he recused himself from involvement in a Justice Department leak investigation that secretly acquired telephone records of Associated Press journalists. But in response to questions at a news conference, he defended the department’s conduct in probing…
Justice Department Secretly Monitored Phone Calls at Associated Press in “Unprecedented Intrusion”
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Calling it a “massive and unprecedented intrusion,” the Justice Department covertly collected two months of telephone records from reporters and editors at the Associated Press, CNN reports. The records came from the work and person phone numbers reporters and other at the AP. It’s uncertain what officials are looking for, but one…
Experts Say Too Many High-Level Justice Department Jobs Are Vacant
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Experts are worried about numerous vacancies in the criminal and national security divisions of the Justice Department, Sari Horwitz of the Washington Post reports. “There is no question that the vacancies always have an effect,” Robert Raben, an assistant attorney general in the Clinton administration, said. “Senior leadership matters in policymaking, responsiveness…