The Department of Justice’s subpoena of the Associated Press and a Fox News reporter is “unprecedented” but ultimately to be expected from an Obama administration that is all too willing to “disregard the law,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued Thursday.
“It’s unprecedented. The degree of willingness of this administration to target a reporter for this network as an unindicted coconspirator — that is without precedent,” the Texas firebrand said in reference to Fox News reporter James Rosen during an interview on the network. “And unfortunately, I think it’s part and parcel of a pattern from this administration of not respecting the Bill of Rights.”
Cruz was adamant that Attorney General Eric Holder should resign. The recent cases aren’t the first time Holder has disregarded the law, Cruz contended, pointing to the botched gun-running operation known as “Fast and Furious” that consumed much of the House GOP’s attention last year.
“Yes. Absolutely. And I think the reason is this Department of Justice has demonstrated a willingness to disregard the law,” Cruz explained. “If you go back to the Fast and Furious scandal where the U.S. Department of justice was responsible for selling guns to Mexican drug cartels. Those guns were used to murder hundreds of innocent civilians and at least two federal law enforcement officers.”
Watch part of Cruz’s interview:
