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NSA leaker Snowden performed ‘public service,’ Holder says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden performed a "public service" by stoking a national debate about secret domestic surveillance programs when he released top-secret national security information, but he should still return to the U.S. to stand trial, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a podcast

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Holder tried to stonewall, spin ‘Fast and Furious’ probe, panel says

WASHINGTON – Former Attorney General Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's pick to run the Justice Department, played a crucial role in an effort to cover up the government's "Fast and Furious" Mexican gun trafficking scandal, a congressional investigative panel said Thursday. "Senior Justice Department

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Judge rules against Justice Dept. in Fast and Furious fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Justice Department's claim of executive privilege used to withhold certain documents tied to the Fast and Furious "gun-walking" scandal from release to a congressional committee. House Republicans sued in federal court in 2012 to obtain thousands of

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Holder: No evidence cops lying down on the job post-Ferguson

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he disagrees with comments from FBI Director James Comey that suggested a connection between changes in police behavior and the homicide spike experienced by major American cities. In a wide-ranging conversation with reporters, Holder said he believed Comey had made "