Word: harman
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...case, Harman is pushing back hard against the allegations, calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to release all investigative materials, unredacted, to her immediately. And she scoffed at the idea that she would intervene on behalf of the accused lobbyists...
...When asked about the conversation itself, though, Harman was on less sure footing: "I don't remember - my view is: rather than speculate about what I might have said four years ago that I would like to read the full transcript with you because you will see it too - because that's my intention, to disclose whatever I read to the public, and we'll see what I said, to whom, and the context in which I said it. And at that point, I'd be happy to explain anything I can remember or the logic or the illogic...
...eavesdropping on a lawmaker's call, she said, "It's been an abuse of power: selective leaking of very sensitive investigative material for political purposes is wrong." Harman said she didn't remember with whom she spoke but subsequently told NPR that she's sure the person was a U.S. citizen. Congressional Quarterly, which broke the story on Monday, described the person as an "Israeli agent...
...According to the CQ story, Justice Department officials recommended launching a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into Harman but were held back by then Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who allegedly argued to then CIA Director Porter Goss and then Director of National Intelligence Michael Hayden that Gonzales needed Harman's support as the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee to defend President George W. Bush's warrantless wiretaps...
...Harman's allies seemed to close ranks around her on Tuesday. The group included House Speaker Pelosi, who said, "Congresswoman Harman has many fans who advocate for her, and to juxtapose that on any other activities ... is just not correct. What is true is that everybody knows I don't respond to threats, so it wouldn't be useful to use them." Added Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Dianne Feinstein: "I know Jane Harman. I know her to be of the highest integrity. She has asked that all the materials connected with it be released, and I hope that her request...