Cornyn doesn’t trust White House to 'investigate itself' over leaks

Source: The Hill

Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) on Thursday repeated calls for a special counsel to investigate recent leaks of classified national-security operations, saying lawmakers should not trust the White House to “investigate itself.”

“The special counsel was created so that there should be a measure of independence in investigations like this where the natural tendency of the administration, when it’s the subject of the investigation, the natural tendency is to circle the wagons,” said Cornyn on CNN’s "Starting Point." “I don’t believe that Attorney General Holder or his deputy are going to be able to do a truly independent investigation.

“I don’t think we can just let the White House investigate itself or take its word for it that it’s not the source of these leaks,” he added.

Last week, leaks detailing a U.S. cyberattack against Iran’s nuclear program and President Obama’s “kill list” targeting al Qaeda operatives formed the basis for stories in The New York Times.

Read more: http://thehill.com/video/senate/231421-cornyn-doesnt-trust-white-house-to-investigate-itself-over-leaks

Leaks or citizens right to know what their government is doing?

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Cornyn doesn’t trust White House to 'investigate itself' over leaks (Original post)	sad sally	Jun 2012	OP
Go Fuck Yourself Cornyn	sharp_stick	Jun 2012	#1
+1 nt	Javaman	Jun 2012	#10
But for some strange reason	nykym	Jun 2012	#2
I don't trust anyone to investigate themselves	littlewolf	Jun 2012	#3
Self-investigation rarely finds any fault. In the case of the story about the "kill-list,"	sad sally	Jun 2012	#7
The White House decides the national security category of the information.	JDPriestly	Jun 2012	#12
This White House has been harder on leakers than any other in living memory.	sudopod	Jun 2012	#4
Well, you wouldn't have objected whenever bush/cheney investigated themselves,	calimary	Jun 2012	#5
And I don't trust a single word that comes out of a right-wing Texan's mouth	BlueDemKev	Jun 2012	#6
I am more interested in the secret kill list	curlyred	Jun 2012	#8
+100 n/t	sad sally	Jun 2012	#15
Why are they investigating the "leak" and not the "Kill List" itself?	Xedniw	Jun 2012	#9
When Bush was president, we were told that, since the White House ultimately	JDPriestly	Jun 2012	#11
You're right, as I remember, Valerie Plame's travel itinery as a CIA agent was unclassified and	sad sally	Jun 2012	#13
Fact is, Cronyn, the Admin. can instantly declassify anything it wants, and can decide who it wants	leveymg	Jun 2012	#14
What and let you start another tax-payer funded fishing expedition like Ken Starr?	truebrit71	Jun 2012	#16
oh, like we can trust criminal issa?	Dont call me Shirley	Jun 2012	#17

Response to sad sally (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 01:42 PM

sharp_stick (9,165 posts)

1. Go Fuck Yourself Cornyn

you polyp on the colon of America!

That is all.

Cornyn doesn’t trust White House to 'investigate itself' over leaks

1. Go Fuck Yourself Cornyn

10. +1 nt

2. But for some strange reason

3. I don't trust anyone to investigate themselves

7. Self-investigation rarely finds any fault. In the case of the story about the "kill-list,"

12. The White House decides the national security category of the information.

4. This White House has been harder on leakers than any other in living memory.

5. Well, you wouldn't have objected whenever bush/cheney investigated themselves,

6. And I don't trust a single word that comes out of a right-wing Texan's mouth

8. I am more interested in the secret kill list

15. +100 n/t

9. Why are they investigating the "leak" and not the "Kill List" itself?

11. When Bush was president, we were told that, since the White House ultimately

13. You're right, as I remember, Valerie Plame's travel itinery as a CIA agent was unclassified and

14. Fact is, Cronyn, the Admin. can instantly declassify anything it wants, and can decide who it wants

16. What and let you start another tax-payer funded fishing expedition like Ken Starr?

17. oh, like we can trust criminal issa?