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Holder’s Regrets and Repairs

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Holder’s regrets on the Fox News case—and how he plans to repair the situation. By Daniel Klaidman.

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It was Friday, May 17, and officials at the Department of Justice had gotten word that The Washington Post was working on an explosive story: a reporter had obtained an affidavit for a search warrant to seize a Fox News journalist’s personal emails.

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Controversy was already swirling around the DOJ over...

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