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    Attorney general Holder appoints duo to investigate White House leaks

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-- leaks of classified information from the White House.

My Hamburg is live with the details on this investigation.

Hi to my attorney general Eric Holder has appointed to US attorneys to try to figure out how information about.

For example our cyber war against Iran.

The second underwear bomber -- I went from Yemen the Pakistan any Doctor Who helped us get Osama bin Laden how all that became public.

Holder -- Ron -- and US attorney for DC.

And rod Rosen -- the US attorney for Maryland to lead separate investigations into these links investigations at a party and started by the FBI.

Holder said -- statement quote I have every confidence in their abilities to doggedly follow the facts and the evidence and the pursuit of justice wherever it leaves.

But the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Rogers has some concerns that holders set -- of these probes.

We'll allow those attorneys to investigate freely.

Roger said quote.

I look forward to hearing how they will be independent from the chain of command.

President Obama talked about the -- yesterday and said his White House is trying to find out where they're coming from.

Ocean bad.

My White House.

Would purposely.

Release.

Classified national security information.

His offense.

But one top senate Republican John McCain suggested the president should look in house.

McCain talked about the articles on the leaks and say quote.

The journalists themselves identify some of the sources for their articles as administration officials aides to the president.

Members of the president's national security team.

McCain wants the president personally to appoint a special counsel to investigate the leaks and quote.

Where necessary prosecute these gravely serious breaches of our national security.

And -- -- Molly thank you very much well.