Kirk to Holder: Is DOJ Spying On Congress? -- Washington Examiner
Attorney General Eric Holder refused to answer when asked if the Justice Department is spying on Members of Congress, citing the need for a classified conversation, which lawmakers accepted while asking him to make sure that evidence of such surveillance is not destroyed.
“With all due respect, Senator, I don’t think this is an appropriate setting for me to discuss [this issue],” Holder replied during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing when Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., asked if the executive branch was conducting surveillance that would give “unique leverage” over lawmakers.
Kirk replied that “the correct answer would be no, we stayed within our lane, and we did not spy on Members of Congress.”
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Update #1: Holder ducks NSA phone record questions in Senate hearing - as it happened -- The Guardian
Update #2: Watch Eric Holder Refuse to Answer Whether Congress’ Phones Were Monitored -- The Blaze
My Comment: If Congressional members and their staff are Verizon customers .... you can bet that their phone calls have been monitored. This scandal is getting bigger, and kudos to Sen. Mark Kirk for asking the right question that clearly made the Attorney General very nervous .... his refusal to answer is the answer to the question.