Eric Holder defends AP phone records seizure

Attorney General Eric Holder defended the Justice Department’s seizure of Associated Press phone records, though he disclaimed knowledge of certain details about the investigation because he recused himself from the probe.

“The facts and the law have dictated our actions in that regard,” Holder told reporters. “This is among, if not the most serious, it is within the most top two or three most serious leaks that I have ever seen. It put the American people at risk. This is not hyperbole. It put the American people at risk,” he had also said while talking about the reason for the phone record seizure.