Judge Orders Justice Department Investigation of Leak to CBS

A federal judge has ordered a Justice Department probe into how CBS News obtained a story two years ago disclosing an FBI investigation into a pro-Israel lobbying group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Judge Thomas Ellis III issued the order last week in connection with the prosecution of two former Aipac employees, Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman. The two men are facing criminal charges of conspiracy to acquire and disclose classified information.

[Read on. Hat tip: Ed Morrissey]

It shouldn't take an order from a judge to get an investigation started in a case like this; the investigation should have already been underway. I've had it and then some with the MSM revealing government secrets and getting away with it. In this case announcing that arrests were pending could just as easily have given two spies enough warning to skip town.

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 22, 2006 at 03:41 PM in Bill Faith, Judicial Wisdom, Media Perfidy | Permalink

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