or so says the mainstream news.
This from CNN:
updated 10:16 AM EDT, Wed June 20,
2012
The Justice Department says President Obama has asserted executive privilege
over the Fast and Furious-related documents the House Oversight Committee has
subpoenaed from Attorney General Eric Holder. FULL
STORY
There have been calls by Mitt Romney and others to investigate a series of
recent security leaks in the Obama administration. But Peter Bergen says the
leaks haven't put American interests or people at risk. FULL STORY
Not to be outdone, here is the take from Fox:
Obama Exerts Executive Privilege in
Showdown Over 'Fast & Furious' Docs
URGENT: President Obama has granted an eleventh-hour request by Attorney General Eric Holder to exert executive privilege over 'Fast and Furious' documents, a last-minute maneuver that appears unlikely to head off a contempt vote spearheaded by Rep. Darrell Issa against Holder by Republicans in the House.
| Issa Gives Last Minute Deadline | User's Manual to Contempt of Congress
Obama Camp Demands Crossroads Reveal Donors
Obama campaign files FEC complaint demanding that GOP advocacy group Crossroads GPS disclose donors
So I wonder what there really is to these stories and why, suddenly, the mainstream news organizations are making them their headline stories?
