FBI, DOJ Begin Criminal Investigation of IRS Targeting
The FBI and the Department of Justice have launched a investigation into whether crimes were committed in the targeting by the IRS of conservative groups. “The FBI is coordinating with the Justice Department to see if any laws were broken in connection with those matters,”... -
Holder: It Wasn’t Me
Attorney General Holder today said he had nothing to do with seizing phone records of the Associated Press, revealing that he had recused himself from the whole case because he was interviewed by the FBI in connection with the investigation. Holder spoke at the Justice... -
Live Stream || Carney Briefing – May 14, 2013
Scheduled for 12:30 pm ET. Unless of course they cancel it. Or maybe instead of briefing the reporters they’ll arrest them. UPDATE: The briefing has concluded. -
Chuck Todd: This is “Absolutely Chilling”
Chuck Todd of NBC News this morning did a good and succinct job of laying out the problems with the massive Justice Department culling of Associated Press phone records. Todd notes the crux of the issue: Reporters rely on confidentiality to do their jobs. No confidentiality... -
Washington Officials Involved in IRS Probe of Conservatives
New evidence is emerging that the probes into the tax status of conservative organizations, which the administration has claimed were confined to a rogue operation in Cincinnati, in fact stretched well into Washington – and how far is anyone’s guess. Increasingly,... -
The Obama Morning News || May 14m 2013
IRS officials in DC probed conservatives . . . Washington Post Acting IRS chief knew of scrutiny in 2012 . . . Politico Israel-focused groups also targeted by IRS . . . Politico Cheney: This reminds me of Watergate . . . Examiner Scandals threaten Obama’s credibility . .... -
Quote of the Day || May 14, 2013
“The Republican Benghazi circus is just a distraction from the important business of governing and finding out who the actual killers were. It’s an outrage. And now if you’ll excuse me, I’m headed to New York City for three fundraisers.” - Barack... -
DOJ Seized Associated Press Telephone Records
Maybe now the MSM will finally decide the Obama administration is worth investigating. From the Associated Press itself: The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news... -
