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Breaking: Reince Priebus Calls on Eric Holder to Resign
This post Breaking: Reince Priebus Calls on Eric Holder to Resign originally appeared on Truth About Bills
Breaking news and continuing fallout from the recent AP Secret Monitoring, Reince Priebus head of the RNC is calling for Eric Holder to resign. This comes amid more calls for investigations from numerous members of Cognress.
Holder was caught in controversy Monday when it was revealed the Justice Department had secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press. AP President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Pruittcalled the move a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” in a letter of protest sent to Holder.
Statement from Reince Priebus
Freedom of the press is an essential right in a free society. The First Amendment doesn’t request the federal government to respect it; it demands it. Attorney General Eric Holder, in permitting the Justice Department to issue secret subpoenas to spy on Associated Press reporters, has trampled on the First Amendment and failed in his sworn duty to uphold the Constitution. Because Attorney General Holder has so egregiously violated the public trust, the president should ask for his immediate resignation. If President Obama does not, the message will be unmistakable: The President of the United States believes his administration is above the Constitution and does not respect the role of a free press.
This isn’t the first nor is it likely the last time Reince Priebus will call on Eric Holder to resign.
This post Breaking: Reince Priebus Calls on Eric Holder to Resign originally appeared on Truth About Bills
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