Holder Tossed Under Bus: White House Says They Knew Nothing of AP Phone Record Seizure

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The Obama White House today distanced itself from the Department of Justice’s seizure of Associated Press phone records.
The Hill reported, via Free Republic:

The White House on Monday distanced President Obama from the Department of Justice’s seizure of Associated Press telephone records.

“Other than press reports, we have no knowledge of any attempt by the Justice Department to seek phone records of the AP,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.

Carney said the White House had no involvement in the Justice effort.

“We are not involved in decisions made in connection with criminal investigations, as those matters are handled independently by the Justice Department,” he said.

The Justice Department said in a letter to the AP on Friday that it had gathered records on at least 20 office, cell phone, and home phone numbers — including the AP’s desk in the House of Representatives press gallery.

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