DOJ has requested that Rep. Elijah Cummings and Sen. Patrick Leahy also be permitted to attend.*********
What on earth can Cummings and Leahy provide other than running interference for Holder?
That's about it. Cummings will blubber about Republican racists and Leahy will blubber about what heroic public servants Cummings and Holder are.
Cummings and Leahy should be allowed to attended provided they are bound and gagged and tied to chairs. Large heavy chairs.
Good question. I suspect that they are there to play hardball, not just to interfere.
Cummings is an idiot, but he is the one who usually brings up race issues.
Leahy is the head of the SENATE Judiciary committee and has no business on a HOUSE matter, other than to possibly threaten Issa with some made-up counter-move by the Senate Judiciary.
Holder has probably called for a private meeting so that he can threaten an investigation on an Issa family member.
I think the meeting was a mistake for Issa to attend. He should have replied that there will be NO meetings anymore. just documents or a contempt citation.