Contents tagged with Holder
Filed in: War on Terror | by Jay Sekulow | 4:28 PM Apr. 29, 2013
Holder's Fundamental Mistake in Boston Bombing Case
It is extremely troubling that after only 16 hours, a federal magistrate entered the hospital room where Boston bomber suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was being questioned by the FBI - and to the shock of federal investigators - was read his Miranda rights, lawyered up, and promptly quit talking. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters over the weekend that "the decision to Mirandize was one that the magistrate made" and added that "everything was done appropriately." Here's the problem. Wh... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 10:24 AM Nov. 28, 2012
Deal in the Works? Will DOJ Release Documents in Fast & Furious Case?
Is Attorney General Holder and the Justice Department ready to make a deal in providing Congress with documents concerning the botched gun-running operation that resulted in the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry? There are reports that a meeting will take place soon to see if an agreement can be reached. As you recall, members of Congress filed suit against Holder and the DOJ over Operation Fast & Furious, which put guns into the hands of Mexican drug cartels. We filed an amic... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 11:09 AM Nov. 21, 2012
ACLJ Backs Lawsuit Against AG Holder Over Fast & Furious
After failed attempts to get key documents in its investigation of the botched gun-running program known as Operation Fast & Furious, Congress filed a federal lawsuit in August urging a judge to force Attorney General Holder and the Justice Department to turn over critical documents in the case. There's still many unanswered questions about the failed gun-running operation that put guns into the hands of Mexican drug cartels - a program that resulted in the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent... Continue Reading
Filed in: War on Terror | by Jay Sekulow | 2:45 PM Nov. 13, 2012
Did Holder Withhold Petraeus Probe from President & Congress?
There are reports that the FBI notified Attorney General Eric Holder months ago that former CIA Director David Petraeus' name had surfaced in an investigation that ultimately uncovered what Petraeus has now admitted - his involvement in an extramarital affair. Holder never told the President. The White House says it first became aware of the Petraeus investigation and affair last Wednesday - the day after the election. The President accepted Petraeus' resignation two days later. Here's the ques... Continue Reading
Filed in: War on Terror | by Jay Sekulow | 1:59 PM Oct. 3, 2012
Political Posturing: Will GITMO Detainees End up in Illinois Prison?
The Department of Justice - under President Obama's direction - has purchased an idle prison in Illinois for $165-million - a move that raises significant questions about how this prison will actually be used. We know that the purchase was made by the DOJ and comes just weeks before the election, with Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois' senior senator and the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, acknowledging "the president had to intervene and do this directly." Here's the problem: Congress passed a law pr... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 10:32 AM Oct. 1, 2012
Time for Attorney General Holder to Step Down Over Fast & Furious
There's troubling new evidence that the botched gun-running program known as Operation Fast & Furious is now responsible for the deaths of dozens of innocent citizens in Mexico. The Justice Department program put thousands of guns on the streets - guns that ended up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. A U.S. Border Patrol agent was murdered by one of these weapons. Now, an investigative report concludes that dozens of people in Mexico - innocent citizens - have also been murdered with we... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 2:43 PM Sep. 20, 2012
Why Won't AG Holder Accept Responsibility for Fast & Furious?
It took nearly 500 pages and many months to complete. A report issued by the Inspector General at the Justice Department points the finger at several federal agencies for the botched gun-running program known as Operation Fast & Furious, which resulted in thousands of weapons ending up in the hands of criminals - a program that resulted in the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. The report concludes there were numerous officials who exhibited a complete "disregard" for public sa... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 2:13 PM Aug. 13, 2012
Federal Suit to Get the Truth from AG Holder about Fast & Furious
The ongoing battle to get the truth about the failed Justice Department program that resulted in the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent today moved from Congress to the courts. A House committee, which has been investigating the botched gun-running program known as Operation Fast & Furious, today filed a federal lawsuit seeking documents being withheld by the Justice Department and Attorney General Holder. The lawsuit is clear: "Portentously, the (Justice) Department from the outset act... Continue Reading
