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U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is calling for a criminal investigation into BP’s handling of the Gulf oil disaster. Boxer, and several other members of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, want to find out if BP made false statements to gover
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, and Senator Barbara Boxer along with seven other senators, have asked for an investigation into BP’s ability to respond to oil spills. They’re questioning whether corporate officials may have known about previous damage to the blowout preventer. Host Steve Curwood talks with Jonathan Turley from the George Washington University Law School about the potential for criminal investigations.