They're too busy ripping each other apart, leak for leak, in their own homeland civil war.
He says at the Met his deputy, Ian Blair, would have been responsible for leak inquiries.
He has told associates that he has no desire for leak prosecutions to be his legacy.
The agency is currently considering whether to require automated shutoff valves for pipelines and minimum standards for leak detection systems.
The legislation does not create standards for leak detection systems on pipelines to ensure that accidents are swiftly identified.
To that agenda, he has added tightening Justice Department rules for leak investigations to increase protections for journalists.
(I routinely ask publicists for advance copies, only to be told, "just wait for leak". They have no more power than you or I in these cases).
Many observers are quick to note a double standard for leak prosecutions: tightly controlled leaks from the highest levels ruffle no feathers.
Moreover, there are no minimum performance standards for leak detection, so there is no way of knowing how well a company's system works.
Last week, Mr. Holder announced new guidelines for leak investigations that significantly tightened the circumstances in which reporters' records could be obtained.
Meanwhile, Mr. Holder has invited representatives from several major news organizations to discuss whether and how the Justice Department's regulations for leak investigations should be modified.
