Eric Holder on hot seat as he juggles twin scandals

Holder called the original AP story that sparked the probe 'a very, very serious leak.' | AP PhotoClose
By REID J. EPSTEIN and JOSH GERSTEIN | 5/14/13 11:22 PM EDT


U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that he’d recused himself from the national security leak investigation in which prosecutors obtained the phone records of Associated Press journalists — but that he’s already started a fresh inquiry into the IRS scrutiny of conservative political groups.

The comments were the first from Holder or the Justice Department on the twin Obama administration scandals that have burst through in recent days. And they come as the Justice Department, and Holder himself, find themselves under increasing pressure.  Continue Reading



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