Did Eric Holder Lie? Hints of Lillian Hellman?

House probes whether Eric Holder lied, wants explanation of ‘discrepancies’ about surveillance

Dave Boyer and Jerry Seper

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The Washington Time

The House Judiciary Committee opened an investigation Wednesday into whether Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. lied under oath in testimony about the Justice Department’s surveillance of journalists, while the White House declared again that President Obama “absolutely” has confidence in Mr. Holder.

Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Virginia Republican, and Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Wisconsin Republican, asked Mr. Holder in a letter to explain “discrepancies” between his sworn testimony before the panel earlier this month and the Justice Department’s decision to obtain a search warrant for the emails of James Rosen, the chief Washington correspondent for Fox News. ...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/29/gop-chairman-press-holder-discrepancies-testimony/

Google Images                          Hellman            

     On Holder's testimony, as well as other administration spokespersons, like Hillary Clinton and the top IRS honchos, it is hard not to think of Mary McCarthy's comment about Lillian Hellman, "Every word she writes is a lie—including 'and' and 'the.' " 

     On the other hand, since Hellman was said to be a Stalinist and McCarthy a Trotskyite, it is hard to see either as a beacon of truth.