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Now going in to criminal defense mode for the attorney general? i mean, they've become his defense attorney. when you look at what he said before the judiciary committee and then you look at what he signed off on, he said in that request, there is probable cause to believe the reporter has committed or is committing a violation of 18 usc, unauthorized disclosure of national defense information as an aider, abettor, and/or co-conspirator. he says that it may cause subjects to flee, that individuals may destroy evidence and otherwise -- i mean, this is the way you begin a prosecution. if they di...

Joining us to talk about all of it is the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin, in springfield, illinois, and republican senator, lindsay graham, from columbia, south carolina. senators, a justice department targeting of the reporters and national security leaks, here is what attorney general holder told a congressional committee a few days ago. >> the focus should be on those people who prayer their oath and put the american people at risk not reporters who gather this information. that should not be the focus of the investigations. >>chris: it turns out that holder signed off on an...

As an aider, abettor or co-conspirator," yet, senator gradual, despite that clear contradiction, president obama is asking the attorney general to investigate his own actions. united nations united nations that -- >> guest: that is the time to have an independent group to come forward and look at it. james rosen is a last thing but a criminal co-conspirator he is not. we are criminalizing journalism and that should worry us. having said that, classified is leaked into public and that puts owe operations or american operatives in harm's way we have to pursue that. this is an overreach. >>chris:...

Disclosure of national defense information as an aider, abetter or coconspirator. we showed you that before. went on if the provider or other persons notify anyone that a warrant has been issued on the subject account, the targets of this investigation, including the reporter, and other persons may further mask their identity and activity, flee or otherwise obstruct this investigation. a flight risk is how it is characterized in the affidavit. the new yorker was the first to get the documents, the court filings. we had since, as we told you about last night had them as well after that. it list...

Numbers. at least five more numbers targeted by the government are for this building, the fox dc bureau as well as james rosen's mobile phone. the government, according to the filing, involving a former state department contractor, stephen kim, accused of violating the espionage act for leaking classified information to rosen characterized rosen this way, quote, based on the foregoing, there's probable cause to believe that the reporter has committed or is committing a violation, and it goes into the specific violation. unauthorized disclosure of national defense information as an aider, abett...