Eric Holder

Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many

2013-05-19 20:41:00

WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland. He was not accused of aiding...

Leak ended informant's rare opportunity, U.S. officials say

2013-05-16 16:46:00

WASHINGTON — Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....

White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists

2013-05-15 18:46:00

WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....

Holder defends subpoena of journalists' phone records

2013-05-14 21:03:00

WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday strongly defended the criminal investigation into the leak of classified details about a successful U.S. undercover operation, calling it "within the top two or three most serious leaks" of...

Justice Department secretly obtained AP telephone records

2013-05-13 14:53:00

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained records of telephone calls from more than 20 telephone lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists over a two-month period in an apparent investigation of a leak of sensitive...

Holder recuses himself from Associated Press investigation

2013-05-14 10:50:00

WASHINGTON — Attorney Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. recused himself from the leak investigation in which federal prosecutors seized records from 20 telephone lines used by reporters and editors at the Associated Press, and the matter is instead being...

Sen. Warren goads Fed, SEC, DOJ to explain no-fault bank deals

2013-05-14 15:45:00

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, having chastised bank regulators for failing to put Wall Street giants on trial, is demanding to see any analyses that the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission have conducted...

Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists

2013-05-13 21:33:00

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...

Atty. Gen. Holder defends seizure of AP's telephone records

2013-05-14 11:37:00

WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. strongly defended the far-reaching probe in the disclosure of security information by the Associated Press and said American lives were jeopardized when the wire service revealed details of a foiled plot to...

Obama ousts IRS chief over inquiry

2013-05-15 19:12:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public's faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control over a rapidly growing political problem. Making a hastily scheduled statement...

Atty. Gen. Holder orders criminal investigation into IRS screening

2013-05-14 13:34:00

WASHINGTON -- Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he had ordered a criminal investigation into allegations that top IRS officials targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. “I have ordered an investigation to be begun,”...

Holder pledges to probe IRS handling of conservative groups

2013-05-15 14:06:00

WASHINGTON – Testifying on Capitol Hill, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. promised a thorough criminal investigation of the targeting of conservative organizations by the IRS that will look at potential civil rights violations and false statements that...

Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr., head of the Justice Department.

2013-03-12 12:42:57

Vice President Joe Biden, with Attorney General Eric Holder at left, speaks during a meeting with victim's groups and gun safety organizations in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday.

2013-01-09 20:20:00

Vice President Joe Biden (C) leads the first meeting of the working group to explore solutions following the Newtown massacre with (L-R) National Troopers Coalition Chairman Mathew Hodapp, White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Attorney General Eric Holder, National Association of Police

2012-12-20 00:00:00