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Investigation of security leaks gets political

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    Lawmakers demand special counsel to run the probe

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On the hill Mike thank you the focus of the security leaks dispute is about -- will lead the investigation.

-- to -- talked to reporters chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge has that part of the story.

I think you're missing the fact that this is a very big deal.

-- national security leak investigation senior Republicans were combat it.

Questioning attorney general holder's choice of two US attorneys who worked for his department to -- the criminal investigation.

Strategy better offer the country.

If you would pick somebody that we all could buy into I do know these people they are good lawyers they are tough prosecutors during the politically charged hearing one senate Republican name names.

What has -- tears and advisor John Brennan and national security advisor Tom Donnelly.

How could there not be a conflict of interest.

If the evidence points to one or more of those people who according to the reporting were the sources for example would -- be a potential conflict of interest.

If the evidence pointed to Tom -- For John Brennan.

Their willingness to get into hypotheticals we want to look at the evidence as it.

Develops fast hands consent that the resolution be great you.

As senators McCain and Graham introduce a resolution calling for special counsel to investigate the -- The senior Democrat who chairs the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee back to the attorney general.

To have a fight.

Or how we do this now.

We'll set back.

Any leak investigation.

Some Republicans -- the Obama administration is hypocrites for going with the US attorney conscience.

Because Democrats pushed the bush administration for special -- to investigate and -- CIA officer Valerie Plame and lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

I'm asking no more -- you.

-- Senator Obama and Senator Biden asking investigations that bank are no worse than this but the attorney general said no administrations tried more meat cases than the Obama White House.

Adding.

I was getting hammered by the left for that only two weeks ago now get hammered by the right for potentially not going after -- -- Well they're also confirmed to senators and investigators from his Justice Department have already interviewed both him and the FBI director Robert Mueller.

As part of the -- program okay Catherine thank you.

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