Holder defends keeping Petraeus inquiry from White House until after election
“What we did was conduct the investigation in the way we normally conduct a criminal investigation,” Holder said in a news conference in New Orleans.
He said the inquiry was handled “in an impartial way. We follow the facts. We do not share outside the Justice Department, outside the FBI, the facts of ongoing investigations.”…
Holder fired back Thursday, saying the Justice Department “made the determination as we were going through that there was not a threat to national security.” Because of that conclusion, he said, there was no reason to advise officials outside the department before the investigation was complete.
The FBI notified the executive branch with a call to Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. on the evening of Election Day, Nov. 6. Holder said the call was made then because the bureau had “conducted a critical interview the Friday before. When we got to that point, we thought it appropriate to notify the president.”
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ninjapirate on November 16, 2012 at 1:04 PM
WOW, holder you are running neck and neck with rice for the lie of the day award!
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letget on November 16, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Of course, EVERYONE knows that Holder is lying.
Pork-Chop on November 16, 2012 at 1:06 PM
…and he did it with a straight face too.
Rocks on November 16, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Say anything, thug.
petefrt on November 16, 2012 at 1:06 PM
He’s so cute when he pretends to have ethical considerations.
mojo on November 16, 2012 at 1:07 PM
Right.. sure.. he never called Barry up and let him know what was going on.
Sure, we’re all just a nation of idiots that will believe that.
ButterflyDragon on November 16, 2012 at 1:07 PM
Remember the original 9/11 investigations when the firewall between FBI and CIA communications was blamed for the failure to be ahead of the curve? Aforementioned firewall put in place by Jamie Gorlick, as assistant AG, who also happened to be on the investigating committee but was never called as a witness? Looks like we have another firewall under Holder.
a capella on November 16, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Well, he already called us a nation of cowards, so why not idiots, too?
DrAllecon on November 16, 2012 at 1:11 PM
all they needed was 51%…and they got it…
hillsoftx on November 16, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Not one sane person should believe a word Holder says.
Obama knew minutes after Holder found out.
Schadenfreude on November 16, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Holder forced to stay on. Someone needs to bury the skeletons.
Schadenfreude on November 16, 2012 at 1:14 PM
The WH grounds will never be the same, ever again.
Schadenfreude on November 16, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Same Holder/Obama investigate Petraeus right after he decides to testify.
How does the Earth not open up and swallow such charlatans?
Schadenfreude on November 16, 2012 at 1:18 PM
Waterboard them. Then Watergate them. Rinse & Repeat.
NightmareOnKStreet on November 16, 2012 at 1:25 PM
From a competent AG, that would be reassuring. From Holder, not so much.
jwolf on November 16, 2012 at 1:26 PM
So how come you didn’t notify the President the Friday before, champ? Why take four days?
Mitoch55 on November 16, 2012 at 1:27 PM
DP was not under a criminal investigation…the complaint was against Paula Broadwell.
d1carter on November 16, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Would it have made a difference? Would the media have reported it?
Not condoning, just not sure why the media would care at this point when anyone remotely sentient knows they’d have tried to bury it as well.
kim roy on November 16, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Color me:
- amazed that anyone asked Holder to justify his actions (his name has been conspicuously missing even though it should have been promininent as AG)
- even more amazed Holder deigned to respond to it (notice I did not say “answered”)
- and absolutely thunderstruck that a piece about it appeared in the Washington Post.
Somebody must be getting scared, and I sincerely hope that their fears are justified. This gang of Chicago thugs is a disgrace to our nation.
drunyan8315 on November 16, 2012 at 1:57 PM
Is the FBI the correct agency to determine if there was a breach of national security at the CIA..?
d1carter on November 16, 2012 at 2:04 PM