WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Wednesday that a serious national security leak required the secret gathering of telephone records at The Associated Press as he stood by an investigation in which he insisted he had no involvement.]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:29:02 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/dc927b47e9874e75a7dc3057cb53cdb0/US--AP-Phone-Records-Subpoenahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/dc927b47e9874e75a7dc3057cb53cdb0/US--AP-Phone-Records-Subpoena

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave national security leak.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 22:12:26 -0400