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May 24, 2013

Holder OK'd Seizing Personal Emails From Fox News Reporter 
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In a major development in the ongoing scandal over the Obama
administration's spying on journalists, NBC News is reporting Attorney
General Eric Holder personally 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. The search warrant
enabled Justice Department investigators to secretly seize his private
emails. On Thursday, President Obama ordered a review of the Justice
Department’s procedures for legal investigations involving reporters.

President Obama: "As Commander-in-Chief, I believe we must keep
information secret that protects our operations and our people in the
field. To do so, we must enforce consequences for those who break the
law and breach their commitment to protect classified information. But a
free press is also essential for our democracy. That’s who we are. And
I’m troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill the
investigative journalism that holds government accountable."

 

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