Judge: Leaning toward White House privilege claim

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday she is leaning toward allowing President Barack Obama’s claim of executive privilege in Operation Fast and Furious, the failed law enforcement operation at the center of a congressional investigation and subpoena fight between the Justice Department and House Republicans.

At a hearing, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson cautioned that she has not decided how she will rule in the case.