Cornyn: On Classified Leaks, White House Can't Investigate Itself

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Today, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Judiciary and Armed Services Committees, called for a "truly independent investigation" into the leaking of classified national security information. Yesterday, Deputy Attorney General James Cole informed Sen. Cornyn that the Department of Justice did not intend to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the recent leaks of classified information.

"I don't believe that Attorney General Holder or his deputy are going to be able to do a truly independent investigation," said Sen. Cornyn. "I don't think we can just let the White House investigate itself or take its word for it that it's not the source of these leaks."

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