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Holder disturbed by NYPD mosque surveillance?

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    Peter Johnson, Jr. weighs in

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In an effort to combat terrorism New York police department monitors Muslim neighborhoods in not -- New York but New Jersey as well and that surveillance program now under fire from lawmakers Muslim groups and the latest.

Well the Justice Department.

-- right now is Fox News legal analyst Peter Johnson earlier the Department of Justice headed up by Eric Holder who said he was disturbed by what was going on by -- The allegation is that that there's a monitoring but in is speaking to lay a high level law enforcement source here in in New York City it's much clear that in fact.

It's following leads treats investigation.

And so -- -- about a political pressure.

And the political correctness in this country and have that impinge on legitimate investigations.

To stop terrorism attacks right then we will have another terrorism attack.

Then unfortunately thousands of people will die in the city -- some other American city when we allow.

That political correctness to seat in two.

Investigative techniques.

-- and I think that there's been a lot of misinformation.

On the clock clearly you see former mayor Ed Koch.

9/11 the survivors.

Speaking out on behalf of the NYPD and commissioner Ray Kelly.

And saying in no.

There's no proof of any wrongdoing infect.

The Newark police department which complained allegedly that they were aware.

That there was a an investigation going on was in fact informed.

Of it was aware of it.

And so now it's become a political football my concerns Steve who is that a political football for results in deaths of people because if they stop.

For one day.

What they're doing.

And you pointed out -- earlier in the show fourteen at least fourteen.

Terrorist attacks that we know of there have been thwarted as a result of the NYP activities.

And so when you start to drag thirty something thousand police officers through the mud and subject them to this kind of political.

-- men approach including the commission there.

I think is bad for policing.

Absolutely the whole idea is to keep it safe and they didn't break any laws apparently an apparently however -- won't report that Chris Christie himself.

Knew that apparently two when he was US attorney over New Jersey to a very great degree that they NYPD -- -- the -- lot of allegations against the FBI.

For infiltrating mosques across the country and lawsuits.

In that regard so I think.

We have -- unless something FBI Maria.

Something about all right thank Peter Johnson due to see it thank you very well.

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