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Holder appoints two prosecutors to probe security leaks
The Hill ^ | 6/8/12 | Jeremy Herb

Posted on 06/08/2012 5:01:53 PM PDT by Nachum

Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday appointed two U.S. Attorneys to head an investigation into a recent series of national security leaks. Holder appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald Machen Jr. and U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod Rosenstein to investigate and criminally prosecute “possible unauthorized disclosures of classified information.” “The unauthorized disclosure of classified information can compromise the security of this country and all Americans, and it will not be tolerated,” Holder said in a statement. “The Justice Department takes seriously cases in which government employees and contractors entrusted with classified information are suspected

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KEYWORDS: appoints; holder; leakgate; leaks; prosecutors; whitehouseleaks
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To: tennmountainman

21 posted on 06/08/2012 5:42:32 PM PDT by jaz.357
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To: Nachum

The investigation to nowhere.


22 posted on 06/08/2012 5:57:43 PM PDT by ntnychik
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To: Nachum
Excerpt from many future news conferences:

... blah, blah, blah, blah, ... ongoing investigation ... blah, blah, blah, blah, ... cannot comment ....

23 posted on 06/08/2012 6:01:16 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (TIN)
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To: Nachum
Republicans in Congress are calling for a special counsel

Total Morons

24 posted on 06/08/2012 6:07:40 PM PDT by Calusa (The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
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To: jaz.357

Thanks so much for the picture of the two new prosecutors
Zero’s justice department just appointed.

Dumb and Dumber.


25 posted on 06/08/2012 6:13:22 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: Mr. K

“”I thought Obummer said he would NOT appoint a special prosecutor this morning?””

Not the same thing - investigators are not special prosecutors. I don’t think Congress ever approved special prosecutors again. I think it may have been while Reno was at the DOJ and guess who was her assistant AG at the time. I don’t know what it would take but I think it’s something Congress has to get involved in with legislation.

They could have gotten Fitzpatrick out of retirement and he could have gone after the leakers as viciously as he did Cheney and Liddy. These two will no doubt be clones of Fitzpatrick, only this time we’ll see selective investigation techniques.

Investigators + democrat administration=ZERO!


26 posted on 06/08/2012 6:24:29 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Nachum

U. S. Attorney - Ronald Machen - District - DC
Appointed by obama

U. S. Attorney - Rod Rosenstein - District - Maryland
Appointed by GWB

Rosenstein’s profile is pretty impressive - this looks like a no nonsense judge...check this out - handed down indictments against a couple for over 1.2 million dollars defrauding the U.S. government

http://www.justice.gov/usao/md/Public-Affairs/press_releases/Press12/FormerDepartmentofEnergyExecutiveandWifeIndictedforDefraudingtheGovernmentofover1.2Million.html


27 posted on 06/08/2012 6:34:28 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Thank You Rush

“”U. S. Attorney - Rod Rosenstein - District - Maryland
Appointed by GWB””

Forgot to add his confirmation in the Senate was unanimous. Info on the other guy’s confirmation wasn’t stated.


28 posted on 06/08/2012 6:36:20 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Nachum

He’s volunteered to investigate himself.
Yeah. That ought to work.


29 posted on 06/08/2012 6:39:06 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Nachum

The third monkey, Speak No Evil, is on a Sabbatical!


30 posted on 06/08/2012 6:52:30 PM PDT by GOYAKLA (Recall/ Impeachment Day, November 6, 2012. FUBO, same for RINOs)
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To: Nachum
The NYT has already given us the names of the leakers. These DoJ special prosecutors are there to obstruct justice and destroy evidence.
31 posted on 06/08/2012 7:05:25 PM PDT by MasterGunner01 (11)
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To: Nachum

“Holder appoints two prosecutors to probe security leaks”

It should read “Holder appoints two lackeys to PRETEND to probe security leaks”


32 posted on 06/08/2012 7:07:17 PM PDT by Castigar
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To: Nachum

Rosenstein was appointed by former President George W. Bush and was among only three U.S. attorneys out of 93 nationwide that was kept on by Obama, according to a 2011 article by The Washington Post.


33 posted on 06/08/2012 7:08:07 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders.)
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To: Nachum
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34 posted on 06/08/2012 7:19:19 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: Thank You Rush
Info on the other guy’s confirmation wasn’t stated.

It's a safe bet that he's underqualified for the job. Race has been Obama's primary qualification in appointing attorneys.

35 posted on 06/08/2012 7:36:10 PM PDT by Junior_G (Funny how liberals' love affair with Muslims began on 9/11)
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To: Nachum

Here, let’s save some time...here’s who ordered the leaks,,,Valerie Jarret, Eric Holder and Barry Soetoro.
There. That didn’t cost a single taxpayer dime.


36 posted on 06/08/2012 7:40:54 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (My Governor's a JEDI, Wisconsin for the WIN!!!! June 5, 2012)
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To: Nachum

My money’s on the Iranian.


37 posted on 06/08/2012 7:42:43 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: Nachum

The two attorneys have been given offices in Greenland. Telephones are scheduled to be installed in late 2013.


38 posted on 06/08/2012 9:16:25 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: Iron Munro
MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD!!!

:-)

39 posted on 06/08/2012 10:33:47 PM PDT by muffaletaman (IMNSHO - I MIGHT be wrong, but I doubt it.)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

That makes him suspicious right there.


40 posted on 06/09/2012 12:55:25 AM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY- IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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