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Eric Holder’s contempt of Congress citation takes shape - It’s go time.
HUMAN EVENTS ^ | 05/03/2012 | John Hayward

Posted on 05/04/2012 12:02:07 PM PDT by neverdem

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is preparing contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Eric Holder for his failure to cooperate fully with the investigation into Operation Fast and Furious, the Obama Administration’s deadly gun-running program. Warnings were issued, deadlines have passed, and it’s just about “go time.”

To this end, Issa has prepared an extensive staff briefing(PDF) on the case, along with a draft of Holder’s contempt citation. A press release from the House Oversight Committee says the briefing paper “explains what happened in Operation Fast and Furious, the hardships faced by the family of fallen Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in getting truthful answers about his death, how agents who blew the whistle on the reckless operation have faced retaliation, and the carnage in Mexico that Fast and Furious has helped fuel.”

Among the lowlights of this paper are the ATF’s discovery that two of the top ostensible “targets” for the operation that pumped thousands of American guns into the hands of Mexican cartel killers were actually FBI informants; Holder’s failure to provide documents in 12 of the 22 categories set forth in House subpoenas; the stone walls thrown before Agent Terry’s family as they investigate his death; an ATF whistleblower whose career was ruined on the pretext of punishing him for downloading $8 worth of applications to his smartphone; the appearance of Fast and Furious guns at crime scenes across Mexico, including the murder of a state Attorney General’s brother; and the dismaying decision of Patrick Cunningham, criminal division chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona, to take the Fifth instead of testifying before Issa’s committee.

At 44 pages in length, Issa’s briefing paper is one of the most comprehensive summaries of the Fast and Furious scandal you can read online. Issa appeared on Fox News this morning to discuss the case against Eric Holder, noting his reluctance to “say to the Administration that we’ve come to the end.” He was very blunt about saying Holder’s Justice Department has lied to his committee.

In the middle of his appearance, the Justice Department released a statement – read to Issa while he was sitting in the studio – that said they’ve offered just about all the compliance they’re going to. The Congressman did not seem terribly surprised to hear it. Further stonewalling, he said, would be like Richard Nixon offering to release the Watergate tapes in fifty years, and the “drop dead date” for DOJ compliance with those House subpoenas is “immediately.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Mexico; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; contemptpdffile; dea; dhs; doj; ericholder; fastandfurious; fbi; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; holdercontempt; ice; issa; obama
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To: SkyDancer
"And the media will play the race card in 3...2...1...

Flip the race card right Back at 'em!

Over two Hundred Mexicans killed with this DOJ-supplied weaponry, and Holder wants to know why it's a big deal?

As the Martin/Zimmerman cases shows, Holder doesn't really give damm about Hispanics.

61 posted on 05/04/2012 8:20:40 PM PDT by cookcounty (We need Newt. The Black Belt Jaw-jitsu Master!)
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To: Jacquerie
Many people have under-estimated Darryl Issa, to their dismay. He is a street-savvy fighter, and not likely to cave to a wimpy asshole like John Boehner.
62 posted on 05/04/2012 8:36:24 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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63 posted on 05/05/2012 2:04:49 AM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: Travis McGee; hinckley buzzard
F&F goes straight to Obama.

William Newell, Special Agent in charge for the ATF's Phoenix Field Division was in routine email contact with Obama's National Security Staffer Kevin O'Reilly.

When Issa demanded O'Reilly's testimony, Obama transferred him to Hillary's State Department. He was assigned to Iraq last September.

Perhaps O'Reilly will be our John Dean.

64 posted on 05/05/2012 2:36:49 AM PDT by Jacquerie (No court will save us from ourselves.)
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To: Jacquerie

If he lives to testify. He might fall out of a helicopter, or get hit by a random bullet.


65 posted on 05/05/2012 5:00:34 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: neverdem

“Contempt of Congress Mr. Issa???????”................LOL!!!.................tens of millions of Americans are guilty of that!!!!

I know I am!


66 posted on 05/05/2012 5:04:04 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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To: fwdude
Issa's been way to polite

Do you know the way to San Hose?

67 posted on 05/05/2012 5:16:31 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: neverdem

The US Congress House needs to make the charges against Holder to stop the idiot and liar and unjust justice fool from continuing his mocking and spitting in the face of justice and judgemnent lest he continue to destroy justice and judgement in America. The House can bring charges even if the abomination of the Senate and White house protect evil Holder from his course of evil.
Personally, I believe that conservative states need to band together and refuse the evil of the left by stopping all monies to the DC thieves and liars and refusing to do the evil anti Constitutional mandates of the evil man Obama and all the evil democrats of the evil DC legislatures.


68 posted on 05/05/2012 6:30:08 AM PDT by kindred (Jesus Christ is the Lord God and Messiah of Israel, a present help in time of trouble.)
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To: neverdem

Good...it’s past time.

Holder himself is a criminal, who sense g=he has been in office has abetted the new Black Panthers in crime, voter initimidation, conspiracy to murder, kidnapp, and assault, Placing bounties on American’s head.

It is past time he was impeached and imprisoned...but hold that last until Obama is out of office so he can’t pardon him.

Eric Holder and Fast and Furious
http://www.jeffhead.com/fandf.htm


69 posted on 05/05/2012 6:38:47 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Jeff Head
It is past time he was impeached and imprisoned...but hold that last until Obama is out of office so he can’t pardon him.

What about Janet El Reneo? Did she get a pardon?

She claimed responsibility for the murder of the 75 Branch Davidians. Shouldn't she be charged and tried? (doddering old muncher)

70 posted on 05/05/2012 6:52:46 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Ha! One misspelling for another. Is San Hose a new garden gadget?


71 posted on 05/05/2012 6:55:49 AM PDT by fwdude
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To: fwdude

Sorry, sans hose is French for “without a hose”.


72 posted on 05/05/2012 6:58:44 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

You bet she should...and one day, perhaps we will have a conservative congress up to the task, along with an all-American AG.

If not here...then one day she will be held accountable before a heavenly tribunal.

Exactly the same for Randy Weaver...though ultimately there was a victory in a civil case there...but the criminals went free, the chief amongst them to become a killer at Waco too.

Claire Wolfe said it best regarding the sentiments.

You will Pay for This
http://www.jeffhead.com/liberty/wolfe.htm


73 posted on 05/05/2012 7:10:39 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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Thanks neverdem.


74 posted on 05/05/2012 8:51:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: neverdem

Let the games begin!


75 posted on 05/05/2012 9:40:50 AM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: Travis McGee

>He might fall out of a helicopter, or get hit by a random bullet.

Or fall from a helicopter landing on some bullets.


76 posted on 05/05/2012 10:52:41 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

Or get shot in the head and then be in a plane that crashed like Ron Brown did.


77 posted on 05/05/2012 3:08:18 PM PDT by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
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To: VikingMom; All

” The support from Boehner is tepid at best. He and Cantor have indicated that they are afraid that the contempt citation will pull the Republicans “off” their message!

Two observations for Boehner and Cantor:

1) How can you be pulled “off message” when no one in the country has a flippin’ clue what your message is? You guys have let the Democrats and the media define the argument for years, which is why your support continues to erode.”

AMEN!!


78 posted on 05/05/2012 5:35:58 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: itsahoot; All

” No TEA Party candidates need apply, that is the message Cantor and his crew have been sending. Boehner has now corrupted all but 4 or 5 of those that were sent there to drain that RINO swamp. “

With advice from Trent Lott on how to co-opt them.

(Lott’s own words)


79 posted on 05/05/2012 5:39:35 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: neverdem

Thanks for the ping!


80 posted on 05/05/2012 8:54:54 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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