Lawyers: No clear-cut DOJ abuse

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/doj-ap-subpoena-91579.html?hp=f1

These lawyers recognize the threats to a free press but say the dangers of national security leaks — and the difficulties in finding the leakers — sometimes force the government’s hand. The actions of the Obama administration were unusual and deserve careful scrutiny, they say, but do not automatically equal a clear-cut abuse of power.