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Eric Holder admits to spying on Congress
American Thinker ^ | 06/07/2013 | Tom Trinko

Posted on 06/07/2013 3:35:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Eric Holder was asked, in a meeting about the 2014 DOJ budget, if the DOJ was monitoring phones of members of Congress.

Holder refused to answer, saying that he'd be glad to answer in the appropriate forum. That clearly says that, in fact, the DOJ did monitor phones used by members of Congress. If such monitoring hadn't occurred, then Holder could have just said no.

The Senator who asked the question, Kirk (R-Il), said, "The correct answer would be to say, 'No, we stayed within our lane, and I am assuring you we did not spy on members of Congress.'"

In defense of Holder, if there is an ongoing investigation into a member of Congress due to evidence of treason, there might be justification. However, in that case, he could have replied that any monitoring of phones in the Capitol could be done only in certain cases and that members of Congress would be informed. Holder did not do that.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ap; bigot; congress; coup; criminal; doj; ericholder; holder; impeach; racist; rosen; spying; spyingoncongress; threatmatrix
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To: SeekAndFind

Where is the balance of power that once held tyranny at bay?


21 posted on 06/07/2013 4:29:45 PM PDT by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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To: All

(cackle) The slope is getting slippier for Eric.

LAUGH BREAK Valerie Jarrett said yesterday “Eric Holder Will Be In His Position For Quite A While” b/c he has the full confidence of the president.

As Tea Partier Becky Dickerson (sp?) told Congress yesterday——the govt has forgotten its place.

Govt factotums like Valerie should remember she lives in a republic-—where govt is the “servant” of the people.

The MOST IMPORTANT THING is what the people think-—and if the people think Holder should go-—he will go.

Nobody gives a spit what Valerie Jarrett thinks.


22 posted on 06/07/2013 4:39:54 PM PDT by Liz
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To: gaijin; Ann Archy

“”Holder was #2 during Waco.””

Holder didn’t join the AG’s office until 4 years after WACO..I made the same mistake and then I checked it out. Whoops!


23 posted on 06/07/2013 5:04:45 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: SeekAndFind

oh gee. just a month ago this could of been at first glance considered Semi Satire. Not anymore.


24 posted on 06/07/2013 5:05:14 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: Liz

RE: Nobody gives a spit what Valerie Jarrett thinks

She has the (BIG) ear of Barack Obama.


25 posted on 06/07/2013 5:07:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

There are and have been so many communists, sympathizers, marxists and jihadist defenders in Congress that I hope somebody was watching them.

However, Holder would only watch loyal Americans, not our internal enemies.


26 posted on 06/07/2013 6:20:02 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: fhayek
The politically correct world does not allow common sense.
27 posted on 06/07/2013 6:24:30 PM PDT by tractorman (I never miss a chance to tweak a liberal.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Treason is the only crime mentioned in the Constitution with a specified punishment.

Got rope?

5.56mm

28 posted on 06/07/2013 6:25:14 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: SeekAndFind

Who IS that guy???


29 posted on 06/07/2013 6:56:02 PM PDT by gotribe (Limit The Government's Right To Bear Arms)
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To: SeekAndFind
This man



is the only man that controls the mechanism that can lay some sort of legal justice onto the Obama Administration and all his lackeys. Essentially liberty in the United States is F*ed up six ways to Sunday unless Boehner gets extremely proactive.
30 posted on 06/07/2013 7:05:23 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: SeekAndFind

...and Congress yawns


31 posted on 06/07/2013 7:14:39 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Ann Archy
EVIL,VILE,ANTI-AMERICAN DEMOCRATS!!

Obama is an EVIL,VILE,ANTI-AMERICAN Muslim terrorist

32 posted on 06/07/2013 7:37:16 PM PDT by politicianslie (Most Americans can't even recognize massive election fraud. Our first Muslim President laughs at you)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m glad he did, frankly — and that that realization has hit Congress. There’s nothing like your own ox getting gored to galvanize you into opposition. ‘Bout time Congress critters realized they are not immune to what’s happening in this regime.


33 posted on 06/07/2013 8:40:27 PM PDT by JLLH
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To: SeekAndFind

I heard this on Mark Levin’s show last night. I can’t understand why this isn’t getting more play.


34 posted on 06/07/2013 8:42:32 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas
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To: SeekAndFind

How can we trust the government in these matters when US Attorneys lying to judges to get a subpoena is acceptable the the Executive Branch?

As for the “Oh, this is very secure information, no one would dare abuse this” I call attention to Exhibit A, Bradley Manning, and Exhibit B, Wikileaks.


35 posted on 06/07/2013 8:54:01 PM PDT by cookcounty (IRS = Internal Revenge Service.)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

You’re right. While I’ve given up on the media, you would thinks some Republican Congressman would be pissed off at this.


36 posted on 06/07/2013 9:00:04 PM PDT by STJPII
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To: cookcounty

The traitors to the US Constitution in the DO”J”
under the liar Holder use BOTH judge shopping
and non-Article III judges, some trained in Egypt,
as they did for Boston Terrorists to protect them
from the angry, bleeding American people.


37 posted on 06/08/2013 4:50:49 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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