United
States Department of Justice Official Portrait
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President Obama Asserts Executive Privilege
Backing
His Embattled Attorney General Erick Holder Over Botched Arms Smuggling
Operation Fast and Furious
Today the House
voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress with a vote
of 255-67 on criminal contempt
charges and 258-95 on civil contempt
charges
Thursday, June 28, 2012
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CBS brings us this up to date report
at 4:35pm CDT and it starts off like
this... The
House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt
of Congress Thursday for failing to provide documents relating to the Fast and
Furious gunwalking program… The
House took two votes, one on criminal
contempt charges, which passed 255-67. The criminal contempt of Congress is likely
not to go anywhere as the Justice Department, which Holder heads, is the
department responsible for opening a criminal investigation… The second charge,
which passed 258-95, was a civil contempt charge, could
move to federal court where it could take years to litigate. Though the action
puts more pressure on the administration to abide by the subpoenas and provide
requested documents… The Democratic Party was split on the action. Seventeen
members voted with the Republicans to hold Holder in criminal contempt while
just under two dozen voted to hold him in civil contempt. But most, led by the
Congressional Black Caucus, walked off the floor to protest the vote, which
they called "appalling."…
Read the full report at link below…
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More to come and that’s a certain!
AubreyJ………
ROMNEY2012
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