Congressman Darrell Issa comments on Dept. of Justice monitoring Associated Press (AP) phone line

WASHINGTON- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa issued a statement today, Mon., May 13, following statement on the news that the Department of Justice has been monitoring Associated Press phone lines, including a line in the press gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives:

“This is obviously disturbing. Coming within a week of revelations that the White House lied to the American people about the Benghazi attacks and the IRS targeted conservative Americans for their political beliefs, Americans should take notice that top Obama Administration officials increasingly see themselves as above the law and emboldened by the belief that they don’t have to answer to anyone. I will work with my fellow House Chairmen on an appropriate response to Obama Administration officials."