The secret of the U.S. Department of Justice to obtain the phone records of two months, reporter and editor for the Associated Press news co-senior management called unprecedented scale invasion "news organizations how to gather the news. By the Ministry of Justice records obtained lists of individual reporters work and personal phone number in New York, Washington and Hartford, Conn., the general AP office number, outgoing call the main number gallery in the House of Representatives, according to AP reporters, lawyers for the AP. It is not clear if the records also include the duration of the call or call. All government records seized in 2012, assigned to the AP and its journalists in April and May, more than 20 separate phone line. Reporters with telephone lines during this time the exact number is unknown, but the phone records of more than 100 reporters, the targeted working in the office, in the story of a wide range of government and other matters. Sent to Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday in a letter of protest, Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt said that the government seek and obtain information far beyond anything that might be reasonable any specific investigation. He demanded the return of the phone records, and destroy all copy. "There can be a too broad collection of Associated Press reporters telephone communication is not possible reasons for these records may reveal the communication confidential sources, gathering activities by the AP in a two-month period, the AP interview with community-business roadmap and the activities and operations of the AP information disclosure, the Government did not imagine the right to know, "Pruitt said. The government will not say why it sought the records. Officials have previously said in public testimony in Washington, the United States attorney criminal investigation may have provided information is contained in the May 7, 2012, the Associated Press about a foiled terrorist plot. The story detailed disclosure of the CIA operation is stopped in Yemen "base" organized conspiracy to detonate the bomb on the plane bound for the United States in the spring of 2012,. Testimony in February, CIA Director John Brennan pointed out that the FBI had questioned him about whether he is the source code of the AP, which he denied. He called the terrorist plot "unauthorized and dangerous classified information disclosure information released by the media." Prosecutors to seek the former reporter's phone records, but records the AP office, including the AP switches and office shared fax line, from such a wide range of seizure is unusual. Informs the AP, which was received on Friday, the Justice Department did not explain the inspection, according to the letter and lawyers Pruitt AP. Records, presumably earlier this year, although the Government's letter from the telephone company does not mean that. Recommended that the information provided by the government, not the actual telephone conversations were monitored to the AP. Obtained in those phone numbers, five of whom participated in the May 7, 2012, reporters and editors of the story. The Obama administration has actively studying the disclosure of classified information to the media, and suspected of providing classified information, more than all previous presidents combined under has brought six cases. The White House said on Monday that it sought AP cell phone records other than the news reports do not have the knowledge of the Ministry of Justice. "We do not participate in the decision of the criminal investigation, these matters are handled independently by the Ministry of Justice," spokesman Jay Carney said. R - California Rep. Darrell Issa, investigate the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman, said on CNN, "They have a responsibility to find every other way to get it to break into the freedom of the press." Senator Patrick Leahy, D-VT, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in an emailed statement: "The burden is always private information, especially the newspaper or confidential sources, the government, when they go .. .... face it, I am worried that the government may not have met the burden I am very troubled that these allegations and want to hear the Government's explanation. " American Civil Liberties Union, said the subpoena records a broad large, who do not want to have a chilling effect on journalists and whistle-blowers to disclose government wrongdoing. "The Attorney General must explain to the public the actions of the Department of Justice, American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office Director Laura Murphy said," so that we can ensure that this does not happen again by intimidation. Rules announced by the Ministry of Justice requirements news agency records summons must be personally approved by the Attorney General, but it does not know, in this case occurred. Friday sent a letter to inform the AP by summons has been obtained phone records, the lawyer Ronald Maqin the United States in Washington. William Miller, Maqin spokesman said on Monday in the U.S. attorney general to follow all applicable laws, federal regulations and department of justice policy issue of a summons, media organizations and telephone records. "But he did not solve the problem of the AP records . , "Miller said in an email:" We do not comment on an ongoing criminal investigation. U.S. Department of Justice has proposed strict rules from the efforts of news organizations get the phone records. Can be considered a summons, "all reasonable efforts have been made to get the same information from other sources, the rules said. It is unclear what other steps, in total, the Justice Department may take the case of access to information. The summons to the media must be "narrowly drawn as possible and should be directed to the relevant information, in a limited subject matter, should cover a limited period of time," according to the rules. The department said that the reason for these restrictions is to avoid "may impair the news gathering function, because the Government recognizes that the" freedom of the press can be no broader investigation and reporting freedom of the press reporters action. News organizations usually prior notice, the government should call records, and then they enter the information necessary for the negotiation. However, in this case, the government, the letter to the AP, citing these rules, prior notice may be waived if such notice, the wording of the exemption, may constitute a substantial threat to the integrity of the holders of the exemption investigation " . It is unknown whether a judge or grand jury subpoena signed. Arnie Robbins, executive director of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, said that "in the face of it, this is truly free media, a disturbing insult it is also disturbing, because it is in line with perhaps the most active management had told reporters doing their job - to provide information, citizens need to know that our government. " Senator Rand Paul, R-KY, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, said: "is not just a Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure, is a basic constitutional protection of the First Amendment , and all other constitutional rights set a high bar - Warrants - Government to take action, you can exercise any of these rights chill and we must protect it, all of our vitality and protect other constitutional protection. " May 7, 2012, AP, detailed disclosure of the CIA operation stops around the first anniversary of the Yemeni passenger plane, occurred on May 2, 2011 bomb plot to kill Osama bin Laden story. The circumstances are obviously the one hand, because of its severity, but also because the White House had told the public that "there is no credible information, including the" base "organization, terrorist organizations are planning attacks on the United States coincided with the anniversary (May 2) Osama bin Laden's death. " AP delay reporting requirements, government officials said it would endanger the national security of the story. Once the officials said, these concerns eased, the Associated Press disclosed the plot, the Obama administration continues to ask for a story, until the government is subject to formal announcement. The May 7 reporters Adam Goldman Sachs story written correspondent Kimberly Dozier, Eileen Sullivan and Alan Fram contribution. They and their editors, Ted Bridis, April, May 2012 government phone records seized by reporters. Brennan comes to the investigation of the AP story and written testimony to the Senate. "Irresponsible and destructive leakage of confidential information ... when someone told The Associated Press that the U.S. government intercepted an IED (improvised explosive device), was supposed to be used in the attack, the U.S. government currently has IED in his possession, and analyze it, "he wrote. He also defend the White House decided to discuss the plot. "Once someone leaked information relating to stopped IED IED is actually upon us, this is a must inform the people of the United States has never been any danger with the" base "organization conspiracy is consistent with the government policy to the American people," Brennan told the senator.


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