Posted on 05/22/2018 6:01:42 AM PDT by blam
Former Attorney General Eric Holder blasted President Donald Trump’s demand to investigate possible federal meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign as “dangerous” and “democracy threatening” in a message posted Monday afternoon. “Trump demand for DOJ investigation is dangerous/democracy threatening. DOJ response is disappointing,” Holder lamented on Twitter. “There is no basis/no predicate for an inquiry. It’s time to stand for time-honored DOJ independence. That separation from White House is a critical part of our system.”
On Sunday, President Trump took to Twitter to demand that the Justice Department probe politically-motivated spying on his campaign.
“I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes – and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!” the President said Sunday.
“If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action,” Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein said after ordering the Justice Department watchdog to probe whether the FBI’s counterintelligence operation against the Trump campaign was tainted by political bias.
Trump is meeting with FBI Director Christopher Wray, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and DNI Head Dan Coats at the White House on Monday to discuss the Justice Department’s request.
Holder himself benefited from a breach of “time-honored DOJ independence” while Barack Obama was in the Oval Office. President Obama asserted executive privilege to shield an investigation into then-Attorney General Holder and “Fast & Furious,” a DOJ operation which supplied firearms to Mexican cartels — one of which was used to murder Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.
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LOL...cornered rats are funny.
Watergate to th 10 powere.
Holder talking about “separation from the White House” is laughable.
The flak is heaviest over the target
Obama is fearful and has drug out the Holder gun
"Translated: a lot of dirty laundry is about to become public."
I pray for the day I see these rotten traitors arrested, convicted and receive the punishment due traitors.
Arrest and hang that bastard Holder.
NO basis for investigating Trump, either, but Holder still supports doing that.
Holder you magnificent bastard, I did not read your book!
The commissars are huddling around Obama. Holder, Lynch, Clapper, Brennan, McCabe,and Comey are trying to shield their vile leader. Indict and arrest Comey. He is the weakest and most conflicted. He will crack and talk.
Hey, Eric: If nothing wrong was done, then you have nothing to worry about, right? Just humor our POTUS and let this play out.
Weiner Holder 2020. For the Dems.
Holder was probably involved somehow.
Let’s see.
They can investigate Trump for 2 years on an unsubstantiated claim of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, but Team Trump is not supposed to investigate FBI infiltration into the Trump campaign.
Oh the irony.
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Brings to mind the ole story about throwing rocks into a pig pen. The one that squeals the loudest is the one that got hit.
Various Dems are doing a lot of squealing lately.
NO basis for investigating Trump, either, but Holder still supports doing that.
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Yep. Investigate thee, but not me.
A claim of “National Security” is the last refuge of a scoundrel and I can envision no greater scoundrel than Eric Holder.
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