House Lawmakers Make Formal Request to Open Leak Probe, Issue Subpoenas

[Jackson]

House Lawmakers Make Formal Request to Open Leak Probe, Issue Subpoenas

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.

 

[daveman]

Good. I'm tired of politicians selling out national security to score cheap political points.

And like you, Jackson, I have no faith that this DoJ would investigate impartially. They're loyal to Obama, not justice.

 

[SniperFire]

This will go right to the top of the Obama Administration.