job very well. in addition to that subpoena, wisconsin republican jim sense brenner says holder could also be facing yet another contempt citation. you will remember the house held him in contempt last year 17 democrats for refusing to turn over documents related to the gun-walking operation fast and furious. shep? shepard: shannon, a republican lawmaker is now accuses the former defense secretary leon panetta of revealing classified information to hollywood. new york congressman peter king says it s hypocrisy for the obama administration to prosecute leakers when it has leaked information as well. he says secretary panetta gave a speech two years ago and mentioned the name of the commander who led the raid that killed usama bin laden. an official familiar with the event tells fox news the speech itself was classified and secretary panetta did not know the screen writer of zero dark 30 was in the audience at the time. the official says the pentagon told that writer ahead of time th
the attorney general has the full confidence of the president of united states and is handling his job very well. reporter: and holder could be facing another contempt citation. he refused to turn over documents to gun walking operation fast and furious. bret: critics say the obama administration has a double standard when indictments national security leaks and may have fresh ammunition concerning one of the president s top first term advisors. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has details. reporter: the project on government oversight has published what it says is a draft report by the dod inspector general that accuses leon panetta of disclosing information about bin laden to a movie
handled numerous landmark cases in this a reason, told me about the suggestion that a reporter doing his job equates to a crime. it is a very dangerous claim. and the notion of pinning the label of criminal on the press because it gathers news from someone who may not have the authority to provide the news is extremely dangerous. reporter: we ve also learned that a justice department inspector general report into a potential leak involving the gun-walking operation fast and furious quotes from the e-mails of fox reporter william la jeunesse and senior producer mike levine. the justice department tells us in that second case they did not subpoena our colleagues e-mails or other records. jenna? jenna: shannon, how is the administration responding to any of these revelations?. reporter: well, with respect to james rosen s case the department tells us leaks of classified information to the press can pose serious risk of harm to national security, adding this, investigators in that ca
until now has always been a free press. the justice department today saying leaks of classified information to the press can pops a serious risk of harm to national security added investigators had followed, quote: all applicable laws, regulations and long standing department of justice policies intended to safeguard the first amendment interests of the press in reporting the news and the public in receiving it. a balanced white house press secretary jay carney says the president also respects. he is a defender of the right of the press to pursue investigative journalism. he is also, as i is said, as president. and as a citizen insistent upon the need to make sure that classified leaks that can endanger our national security and endanger the lives of american men and women overseas be taken seriously. also today justice department inspector general s report into a possible leak related to the gun walking operation fast and furious questions emails of both fox report william la jeun
it comes to deporting illegal immigrants. agents are being forced, quote: reporter: the lead attorney in this case tells me the directives which call for prosecutorial discretion means most illegal immigrants must be simply released, he s equating this to the failed gun-walking operation fast and furious. in both instances the obama administration ordered federal law enforcement agents to break the law, to ignore the laws they were supposed to enforce, and in the case of the i.c.e. agents, to break laws that say you re supposed to deport people. reporter: secretary thol