He said Holder will meet with representatives of media organizations and report back to him by July 12.
" He said Holder is trying to accommodate the requests from Issa "and obey the law, because he wanted documents that were sealed.
The department said Holder plans to engage with news media organizations, including print media, wire services, radio, television, online media and news and trade associations.
On Tuesday, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said Holder "was forthright and did not mislead the committee" on May 15.
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Issa, however, said Holder put unreasonable conditions on his offer.
"Transocean's guilty plea and sentencing are the latest steps in the department's ongoing efforts to seek justice on behalf of the victims of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, " said Holder.
Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the committee who also attended the meeting, said Holder was trying to end a protracted standoff with the Republican-led panel.
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Senate Republican Whip John Kyl of Arizona said Holder's speech shows that more needs to be said about how former Guantanamo detainees will be handled, and he predicted Republican resistance to Obama's plans.
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"In an immense show of force, police have shown their presence, " said Kanene Holder, a spokeswoman for the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Sen Paul said Mr Holder's responses in that hearing had come close to assuring him the government would not attack Americans with drones in the US, but he said he was "alarmed" by the difficulty of getting the White House to define clearly what qualified as a legitimate target.
"The key conclusions are consistent with what I, and other justice department officials, have said for many months now, " Mr Holder said in a statement.
Mr. Holder said the department would be "appropriately aggressive" in its investigation of the IRS's actions.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he will continue to enforce that federal law.
Several weeks ago now, Attorney General Holder said the decision on that would be announced within weeks.
After all, as Mr. Holder said in his June announcement, four defendants were "successfully prosecuted" in that case.
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While the allegations originated in the Cincinnati office, the Justice Department inquiry is based out of Washington, Holder said.
"In this time of economic recovery, this work is more important than it has ever been before, " Holder said.
Attorney General Eric Holder said the circumstances of the crash were under investigation.
"I was not the person involved in that decision, " said Mr. Holder, reiterating that he was recused from the case.
"I want to express my deepest condolences to the families of these heroic agents, " Holder said in a written statement.
"He sees this as a never-ending process, " Cummings said in describing Holder's concerns about the continuing requests for more documentation.
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Late Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he had assigned two U.S. attorneys to lead investigations into the possible leaking of state secrets.
Eric Holder said yesterday that the President would be speaking soon about his policies with regard to drone use in the United States.
"I am furious, " the world record holder said after a miscommunication with his coach caused him to change lanes at the wrong time.
"We have heard, in talking with some people, that he often mentioned being of Arab descent and we're following up on that, " Holder said.
Mr. Holder said that he recused himself because he was interviewed by investigators over the leak and was a "fact witness" in the case.
Mr. Holder said he didn't know whether he put the recusal in writing but said that "might be the better practice" in such cases.
Mr. Holder said the Justice probe would include a review of "a variety of statutes within the IRS code" and the federal criminal code.
"The decision to Mirandize him was one that the magistrate made and that was totally consistent with the laws that we have, " Holder said.
"No amount of distance or time will weaken our resolve to bring America's enemies to justice, " Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement Thursday.
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