EMM News Explorer: Eric Holder

[-said]: We are in the process of speaking to that,

sbs 17-MAY-13

[-told]: The matter is being supervised by the deputy attorney general. I am not familiar with the reasons why the subpoena was constructed in the way that it was because I’m simply not a part of the case,

nation 17-MAY-13

[-said]: Anyone who has broken the law will be held accountable,

upi 17-MAY-13

[-said]: I made a statement, I guess, in a Senate hearing that I think has been misconstrued. I said it was difficult at times to bring cases against large financial institutions because the potential consequences that they would have on the financial system,

news 17-MAY-13

[-said]: We'll let this committee know and hopefully work with this committee so that kind of activity never happens again,

upi 17-MAY-13

[said:]: criminal violations in the civil rights statutes.

wsj 16-MAY-13

[-told]: I can assure you and the American people that we will take a dispassionate view of this,

newschannel5 16-MAY-13

[saying:]: there can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection.

nation 16-MAY-13

[-also says]: This will not be about parties, this will not be about ideological persuasions. Anybody who has broken the law will be held accountable.

thepeninsulaqatar 16-MAY-13

[replied:]: The matter is being supervised by the deputy attorney general. I am not familiar with the reasons why the subpoena was constructed in the way that it was because I’m simply not a part of the case.

euronews 16-MAY-13

[-told]: Announce whether it has served any other pending news media-related subpoenas that have not yet been disclosed.

npr 16-MAY-13

[replied:]: I have faith in the people who were actually responsible for this case. That they were aware of the roles and they followed them. But I don't have a factual basis to answer the questions that you have asked because I was recused - I don't know what has happened in this matter.

channelnewsasia 16-MAY-13

[-said]: It will go wherever the facts lead. ... At least in the beginning, we're basing it in Washington.

upi 16-MAY-13

[-said]: >Eric Holder said in testimony to the House Judiciary Committee. I can assure you and the American people that we will take a dispassionate view of this,

timesofindia 16-MAY-13

[-also said]: a factual basis to answer the question because I was recused.

icilome 16-MAY-13

[-said]: I am not familiar with the reasons why the subpoena was constructed in the way that it was because I am simply not a part of the case,

voanews 16-MAY-13

[-told]: This will not be about parties, this will not be about ideological persuasions. Anybody who has broken the law will be held accountable,

japantimes 16-MAY-13

[-told]: We have made very, very, very substantial progress in that investigation,

bloomberg 16-MAY-13

[-told]: It's an ongoing matter and an ongoing matter in which I know nothing,

news 16-MAY-13

[-said]: at this time.

bloomberg 16-MAY-13

[-said]: The facts will take us wherever they take us,

sbs 16-MAY-13

[-replied]: There are exceptions to that rule,

upi 16-MAY-13

[-said]: Anybody who has broken the law will be held accountable,

upi 16-MAY-13

[-replied]: There has been a lot of criticism raised about the scope of this investigation including why the department needed to subpoena records for 20 people over a lengthy two month period. Why was such a broad scope approved?

euronews 16-MAY-13

[-replied]: I was interviewed as one of the people who had access to the info,

news 16-MAY-13

[-replied]: being too big to fail;

news 16-MAY-13

[-replied]: It’s not something that I have personally been involved in, but I’ll look at the request and try to be as responsive as we can,

ABCnews 16-MAY-13

[-told]: I don't know what happened there with the intersection between the AP and the Justice Department,

cnn 16-MAY-13

[-replied]: I was recused in that matter,

upi 16-MAY-13

[-said]: I guess I would not agree with your assessment of the lack of credibility,

news 16-MAY-13

[-said]: This will not be about parties ... anyone who has broken the law will be held accountable.

news 16-MAY-13

[-said]: I’ve been a prosecutor since 1976. And I have to say that this is among, if not the most serious ... a ... very, very serious leak,

thenews 16-MAY-13

[-said]: I have faith in the people who actually were responsible for this case, that they were aware of the rules and that they followed them,

frontpagemag 16-MAY-13

[-said]: Yes it would,

upi 16-MAY-13

[-said]: We have tried more leak cases—brought more leak cases during the course of this administration than any other administration,

news 16-MAY-13

[-said]: This is something that we will base in Washington, and that way we can have a better impact nationwide,

news 16-MAY-13

[-said]: I am not involved in the case,

news 16-MAY-13

[-said]: We will take a dispassionate view of this,

news 16-MAY-13

[-added]: But the more general notion of having a warrant to obtain the content of communications from a service provider is something that we support,

zdnet 16-MAY-13

[-told]: in the newspapers.

upi 16-MAY-13

[-said]: I'm not sure how many of those cases ... I have actually signed off on,

news 16-MAY-13

[-said]: I think some inquiry into that area is appropriate, but it has to be done in a way that does not depend on the political persuasion of the group,

usaToday 16-MAY-13

[-said]: I just don’t knowI don’t have the factual basis to answer.

msnbc 15-MAY-13

[-said]: Recusals are such that I don't have any interaction with the people who are involved in the case,

thestar 15-MAY-13

[-said]: Those actions were, I think as everyone can agree, if not criminal, they were certainly outrageous and unacceptable,

cnn 15-MAY-13

[-said]: It is inappropriate and too consistent with the way in which you conduct yourself as a member of Congress,

msnbc 15-MAY-13

[-said]: With regard to the potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material, that is not something that I’ve ever been involved in, heard of or would think would be a wise policy,

ABCnews 15-MAY-13

[-said]: I’m confident that the people who are involved in this investigation ... followed all of the appropriate Justice Department regulations and did things according to DOJ rules,

thepeninsulaqatar 15-MAY-13

[-said]: No – I'm not going to stop talking now,

news 15-MAY-13

[-said]: There are potential civil rights law (violations), false statement violations,

usaToday 15-MAY-13

[-replied]: This is both an ongoing matter, and an ongoing matter about which I know nothing,

dailymail 15-MAY-13

[-told]: That is inappropriate and is too consistent with the way in which you conduct yourself as a member of Congress. It's unacceptable and it's shameful,

AP 15-MAY-13

[-disagreed]: It's hard to imagine that there was a substantial threat to an investigation of past events that would warrant not giving AP a chance to go to court on this issue. That's deeply troubling.

cnn 15-MAY-13

[ said]: It is within the top two or three most serious leaks that I’ve ever seen. It put the American people at risk and that is not hyperbole. It put the American people at risk and trying to determine who was responsible for that I think required very aggressive action,

euronews 15-MAY-13

[-said]: I was a possessor of the information.

usaToday 15-MAY-13

[-said]: We are prepared to reveal shortly what we have done,

usaToday 15-MAY-13

[-said]: We have investigated cases on the basis of the facts, not as a result of a policy to get the press or to do anything of that nature,

usaToday 15-MAY-13

[-explained]: I was not the person who was involved in that decision,

dailymail 15-MAY-13

[answered:]: no.

news 15-MAY-13

[said:]: No. we're not. This administration has put a real value on the rule of law and our values as Americans. I think the actions that we have taken are consistent with both.

wsj 15-MAY-13

[-said]: would be handled on the level of the attorney general.

CBSnews 15-MAY-13

[said:]: I’m proud of what we have done

dawn 15-MAY-13

[-added]: certainly outrageous and unacceptable

ruvr 15-MAY-13

[-has said]: At minimum, our bill would have ensured a fairer, more deliberate process in this case.

news 15-MAY-13

[-said]: I’ve been a prosecutor since 1976. And I have to say that this is among, if not the most serious … a … very, very serious leak,

tribune 15-MAY-13

[-replied]: Uh, no,

news 15-MAY-13

[-said]: This is something that we will base in Washington and that way we can have a better impact nationwide,

news 15-MAY-13

[-said]: I've been a prosecutor since 1976. And I have to say that this is among, if not the most serious... a very, very serious leak,

iol 15-MAY-13

[-said]: I am a fact witness,

usaToday 15-MAY-13

[-said]: We're examining the facts to see if there were any criminal violations,

usaToday 15-MAY-13

[-said]: parts were provided,

news 15-MAY-13

[-says]: a very, very serious leak.

news 15-MAY-13

[-said]: The federal government must conduct itself in a way that's worthy of the public's trust, and that's especially true for the IRS. The IRS must apply the law in a fair and impartial way, and its employees must act with utmost integrity. This report shows that some of its employees failed that test.

newschannel5 15-MAY-13

[ told]: We don’t know where the buck stops,

news 15-MAY-13

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