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Holder's got trouble on

artappraiser — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:47:21 +0000

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Holder's got trouble on this:

Holder OK'd search warrant for Fox News reporter's private emails, official says
By Michael Isikoff, National Investigative Correspondent, NBC News, May 23, 2013

Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Thursday.

The disclosure of the attorney general’s role came as President Barack Obama, in a major speech on his counterterrorism policy, said Holder had agreed to review Justice Department guidelines governing investigations that involve journalists.

"I am troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill the investigative journalism that holds government accountable," Obama said. "Journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their jobs." [.....]

Isikoff's sources are rarely wrong.

The Justice Department and

artappraiser — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:48:26 +0000

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The Justice Department and Fox News’s Phone Records,
by Ryan Lizza, News Desk @ newyorker.com, May 21, 2013

James Rosen: Fox News

artappraiser — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:56:13 +0000

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James Rosen: Fox News reporter targeted as 'co- conspirator' in spying case

Washington Post reports FBI sought phone records and emails of James Rosen as part of spying case against goverment official

• Full text of government's application for a search warrant in the James Rosen case

By Tom McCarthy, guardian.co.uk, May 21, 2013