Issa declines investigation into News Corp. phone hacking

[LynneSin]

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/issa-declines-investigation-into-news-corp-phone-hacking/

Issa declines investigation into News Corp. phone hacking

For a congressman who isn’t afraid to start up an investigation, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sure was cautious when the idea of probing into News Corporation was presented to him.

The House Oversight committee chairman appeared on Fox News Tuesday evening and declined to investigate the Murdoch corporation. News Corp. is facing allegations of whether the company broke the Foreign Corrupt Practices Law and hacked into the phones of 9/11 victims.

Oversight committee ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and other members of his panel called on Issa to probe News Corp earlier in the week. But the California Republican seemed disinterested in fulfilling their hopes.

“This is being looked at by the Justice Department,” Issa said to anchor Bret Baier, who the congressman praised for asking the question about his employers. “This is being looked at by the Senate, and we’re keeping and eye on it. But at the same time, this is a story about a unit in another country. And we want to make sure we don’t enter the ground that is most inappropriate for us, which is we don’t start picking on media whether they’re the left or the right just because we can.”

[Malikshah]

1. This filthy guy needs to by bypassed....I know there are rules, but

isn't there a way to work around this miscreant. He is constantly and consistently on the wrong side of history and so terribly bad for his district, State, nation, and the world of cognizant, rational humanity as a whole.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Quell surprise?

[madrchsod]

3. the stockholders are going to take down news corp

[Rex]

4. Issa has something to hide it seems.

A 'unit' in another country Darrell? You mean like sleeper cells or RWing operatives? Why not just let is all out and tell us what you know, you are hiding something for your paymasters.

Issa = criminal asshole that deserves to rot in hell.