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To great lengths to keep the search warrants secret. the government asks the judge "the fbi is currently engaged in an ongoing investigation of the leak that will be substantially and adversely affected if they were to become aware of the specific details known to the fbi." critics are deriving th -- calg it case of the attorney general investigating himself. author ron kessler believes holder is trying to strike a balance. >> so far as i can see the actions he has taken have been justified when it comes to a leak such as the a.p. leak where sources were compromised. on the other hand, with th...

Author ron kessler believes holder is following the letter of the law. >> as far as i can see, the actions he's taken have been justified when it comes to a leak such as the ap leak where sources were compromised. on the other hand with the james rosen leak it was not a serious compromise. it didn't compromise the future assets or information. and so you do have to wonder whether there was some effort perhaps at a lower level to target fox. >> reporter: kessler believes holder is perfectly capable of carrying out review of guidelines for searching reporters records. the cia hands over to the j...

Security and press freedom. >> so far as i can see, of the actions he has taken have been justified when it comes to a leak such as the a.p. leak where sources were compromised. but, on the other hand, with the james rosen leak, it was not a serious compromise and so you do have to wonder whether there was some effort perhaps at a lower level to target fox. >> doj said in its statement today it followed all applicable laws and that a federal magistrate okayed it determining there was probable cause for a search warrant. shannon? >> shannon: doug, thank you, we will talk about it with the panel...