Eric Holder

Obama Has 'Complete Confidence' In Attorney Gen. Holder

Mark Memmott — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:11:00 +0000

The Justice Department's controversial decision to search phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors while investigating the source of a leak has not shaken his trust in Attorney Gen.

Read The Report On IRS's 'Inappropriate' Scrutiny Of Groups

Mark Memmott — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:58:00 +0000

The language is not dramatic, but the message is clear: A much-anticipated report from the Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration is straightforward about how Internal Revenue Service personnel unfairly singled out some conservative groups for unnecessary scrutiny during the 2012 campaign cycle.

As the report's summary says:

"The IRS used inappropriate criteria that identified for review Tea Party and other organizations applying for tax-ex

Holder Isn't Sure How Often Reporters' Records Are Seized

Mark Memmott — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:14:00 +0000

As his Justice Department faces bipartisan outrage for searching phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors, Attorney Gen.

Attorney General Holder Called To Capitol Hill To Answer Questions On Controversies

Carrie Johnson — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:04:00 +0000

In an NPR interview, Attorney General Eric Holder answers questions about the IRS's processing of tax-exemption applications, the Justice Department's subpoenas for reporters' phone records and other hot issues. Holder faces questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday during an oversight hearing.

Holder Defends Subpoena Of Journalists' Phone Logs

Scott Neuman — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:43:00 +0000

Attorney General Eric Holder has defended the Justice Department's actions in secretly obtaining journalists' phone records as part of a probe into leaks of classified material, but said he himself had nothing to do with the subpoena.

Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Holder said he'd recused himself from the investigation at the time the records were sought, and that Deputy Attorney General Jim Cole was in charge of the case in which phone records of Ass