Will the feds investigate News Corp. over phone hacking?

[struggle4progress]

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) wants to probe whether Murdoch and Co.'s wrongdoing extended to American shores
posted on July 13, 2011, at 4:18 PM

Britain's tabloid phone-hacking scandal has already destroyed Rupert Murdoch's News of the World. And with new accusations that the 168-year-old newspaper tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) wants Uncle Sam to launch an investigation into News Corp.'s business practices. The hacking allegations raise "serious questions about whether the company has broken U.S. law," Rockefeller said in a statement, adding that if News Corp. wronged Americans, "the consequences will be severe." Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) wants an investigation, too. With Murdoch and his top brass being called upon to testify before British Parliament, and News Corp. being forced to withdraw its bid for pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB, is it just a matter of time before the U.S. government launches an investigation of its own? ...

http://theweek.com/article/index/217190/will-the-feds-investigate-news-corp-over-phone-hacking

[think]

1. K & R thanks for posting

[AndyTiedye]

2. Please! Please!

[NorthCarolina]

3. I don't expect to see any movement from the DOJ in that direction.

I would guess that they will ride it out until the media tires of the subject, and then hope the story simply dissipates.

[Kurmudgeon]

4. I don't expect Sen. Jay to lose interest.