Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that Americans should be “deeply disturbed” over recent leaks detailing administration actions on drone and special forces strikes and said the appointment of two U.S. attorneys to investigate the matter was not sufficient.
“It certainly is egregious what has already happened, what has been made public. It’s very clear that this information had to come from this administration, it couldn’t have come from anywhere else. Americans should be deeply disturbed,” McCain told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
McCain said that indications the leaks may have come from someone within the administration necessitated the appointment of an outside investigator, as had been done when former CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity was revealed. McCain said Attorney General Eric Holder had “no credibility” with Congress, and suggested instead former Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) be appointed to investigate the matter.
“This needs a special counsel, someone entirely independent of the Justice Department,” McCain said.
The Arizona lawmaker also looked to rebut President Obama’s comment Friday that it was “offensive” to suggest the leaks were made to score political points.
“Well I think it’s offensive what has happened. it’s offensive to the people who are doing the incredibly difficult work of intelligence. It’s offensive to our allies who are upset… So this is very offensive,” McCain said.
He also said that while he has “no idea whether the president knew or did not know” about the leaks, he was ultimately responsible.
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Americans should be deeply concerned about Obama’s leadership, or lack thereof.
We must have a new vote for a new president now ,how ever there is one problem they are cool aid drinkers
There’s no mystery about the source of the leaks: the NY Times openly wrote where their information came from. In some cases it actually named the sources, and in others it said that they were in the administration. So let 0bama and Holder not play dumb.
What leadership. him and his wife want to be movie stars and live in an artificial world. he is living in such a world by making 50 percent of the people pay for the other 50 percent
Americans should be even more concerned about the lack of a realistic opposition party, since the Republican party is now the part of extremists.
Moose, what are you talking about? Since when is common decency and common sense “extreme” and not “realistic”? And if it is extreme, what of it? As a very wise man said 52 years ago, “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, and…moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue”.