Quick. Obama has some executive orders and secret legal requirements to sign.A senior House Republican pressed Attorney General Eric Holder Tuesday to prosecute Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for perjury over testimony he gave to a Senate committee last year denying that U.S. intelligence agencies were gathering data on large numbers of Americans.
“What more do you need besides an admission from Gen. Clapper that he lied?” Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) asked, pointing to Clapper’s later remark that his denial was “the least untruthful” answer he could give.
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“I’m really not in a position to confirm whether the department is investigating any particular matter,” the attorney general said.
“Is there any circumstance under which you would prosecute a member of the administration for lying under oath to Congress?” Sensenbrenner shot back.
“Sure,” Holder replied, “…if the person lied and all the other legal requirements” were met.
Politico
Why, yes. Yes it would.“Wouldn’t it be pointless for Congress to pass new laws limiting data collection if the Justice Department and other officials are at liberty to lie about enforcing them?” said Sensenbrenner, a co-author of the Patriot Act.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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