Holder appoints U.S. attorneys to head criminal probes into leaks 08 Jun 2012 Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. appointed two top federal prosecutors late Friday [LOL! Of course.] to “lead criminal investigations” into the recent leak of U.S. classified intelligence information, acting on a pledge from President Obama that his administration will not permit the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive materials. The prosecutors – U.S. Attys. Ronald C. Machen Jr. in the District of Columbia and Rod J. Rosenstein of Maryland – were tasked to open criminal probes into several recent disclosures after the New York Times printed detailed accounts of cyber warfare, the slaying of ‘Osama bin Laden’ and alleged “kill lists” maintained for targeting ‘foreign terrorists.’