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GOVERNMENT

BLAZE EXCLUSIVE: CONGRESSMAN

PRESSES HOLDER TO INVESTIGATE
‘TERRORIST PLANS’ IN BANK PLOT
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:34am by Jonathon M. Seidl

The Blaze has obtained an exclusive letter sent from Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to Attorney
General Eric Holder regarding shocking video uncovered by The Blaze on Tuesday.

(Watch the original video.)

In the letter, Chaffetz references video, posted yesterday on this site, showing a one-time
SEIU official, Stephen Lerner, outlining a plan to collapse the American economy —
including crashing the stock market — so that unions can become more powerful. The
sinister plan is set to take place in May and includes mass homeowner mortgage strikes.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Read our report on Stephen Lerner.)

(R-UT)
Chaffetz tells Holder “the escalation of Mr. Lerner’s threats would clearly constitute domestic
terrorism and pose substantial harm to the American people and the economy.“ He goes on to request Holder
investigate ”Mr. Lerner’s terrorist plans and notify me how the Department of Justice plans to respond to these
threats.”

The letter, sent Wednesday, was also distributed to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House committee on
Oversight & Government Reform, and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the ranking minority member.

You can read the letter below:

March 23, 2011

The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

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Dear Attorney General Holder:

Recent media reports suggest that the former director of the Service Employees
International Union’s (“SEIU”) banking and finance campaign has threatened to seriously
endanger the welfare of the United States. In a forum at Pace University earlier this
month, Stephen Lerner, the former SEIU official, revealed a “secret plan” to “cause a new
financial crisis . . . destroy J.P. Morgan . . . and weaken Wall Street’s grip on power” by
using “civil disobedience” to create “the conditions necessary for a redistribution of
wealth and a change in government.”[1]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of
force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the
civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social
objectives.”[2] The escalation of Mr. Lerner’s threats would clearly constitute domestic
terrorism and pose substantial harm to the American people and the economy. I am
therefore requesting that you investigate Mr. Lerner’s terrorist plans and notify me how
the Department of Justice plans to respond to these threats.
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the principal oversight
committee of the House of Representatives and may at “any time” investigate “any
matter” as set forth in House Rule X. An attachment to this letter provides additional
information about responding to the Committee’s request.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact
[redacted]. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
_______________________
Jason Chaffetz
cc: The Honorable Darrell Issa, Chairman
cc: The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Minority Member

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[1] Henry Blodget, Caught on Tape: Former SEIU Official Reveals Secret Plan to Destroy
JP Morgan, Crash The Stock Market, And Redistribute Wealth in America, Bus. Insider,
(Mar. 22, 2011), available at http://www.businessinsider.com/seiu-union-plan-to-destroy-
jpmorgan (last visited Mar. 22, 2011).
[2] Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice,
(Oct. 26, 2007), available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/crime/terrorism/ (last
visited Mar. 22, 2011).

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