House Lawmakers Make Formal Request to Open Leak Probe, Issue Subpoenas
Read more: House lawmakers make formal request to open leak probe, issue subpoenas | Fox News
I believe most Americans would feel better about this process that having two of Holder's attorneys investigate the leaks.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, has sent a "member to member" letter to Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., the top Democrat on the panel, to take him up on his offer to potentially subpoena witnesses tied to intelligence leaks.
This sets in concrete a move to formalize an inquiry into the leaks.
House lawmakers had signaled Wednesday that they planned to launch their own investigation into recent national security leaks -- and use subpoena power to call witnesses.
The move comes after some Republicans complained that Attorney General Eric Holder has not assigned a special prosecutor to the case, instead relying on two of his U.S. attorneys for the job.
Read more: House lawmakers make formal request to open leak probe, issue subpoenas | Fox News
I believe most Americans would feel better about this process that having two of Holder's attorneys investigate the leaks.