Rep. Darrel Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, is publicly circulating a briefing
paper and draft contempt-of-Congress resolution against Attorney General
Eric Holder over the Department of Justice’s stonewalling in the
investigation into the gun-walking scandal known as Operation Fast and
Furious.
True to form, Holder is shrugging off the threat and calling foul.
A lawyer for DOJ sent a letter in which he said the department
“strongly disputes” the assertion that it has not been cooperating with
Congress. He pointed out that the DOJ has provided over 7,600 pages of
documents to congressional investigators so far and allowed numerous
department officials to testify. He then cited Bush and Reagan
administration arguments against releasing information about ongoing
investigations to Congress and about releasing information about how
members of the department planned to deal with a congressional
investigation. He concluded by saying that it looks like Issa is more
interested in political gamesmanship than working toward a mutually
satisfactory agreement.
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2 comments:
I thought they were seeking justice. Justice usually ends with someone winning and someone losing and that is hardly a mutually satisfactory agreement.
Holder is a criminal.
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