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Issa threatens contempt charge against Holder if Justice.....( Fast and Furious subpoenas)
FOX ^ | 01/31/12 | William Lajeunesse

Posted on 01/31/2012 2:07:52 PM PST by Doogle

The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is threatening to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress if he fails to comply with congressional subpoenas for documents.

Holder has until Feb. 9 to comply.

In a four-page letter to Holder, Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., claims the Department of Justice has "misrepresented facts and misled Congress," which began its investigation of Operation Fast and Furious one year ago.

Issa claims Holder's "actions lead us to conclude that the department is actively engaged in a cover-up" because it refuses to comply with previous subpoenas.

"If the department continues to obstruct the congressional inquiry by not providing documents and information, this committee will have no alternative but to move forward with proceedings to hold you in contempt of Congress," Issa warned in the letter.

Issa claims the the Justice Department has stonewalled the congressional investigation of the gun-running scandal that sent some 2,000 weapons to the Mexican cartels with the assistance of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; dea; dhs; doj; fastandfurious; fbi; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; obama
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To: Red_Devil 232; NFHale
Make Holder comply by this Thursday!

bring the files or bring a toofbrush ???

works fer me...

21 posted on 01/31/2012 3:28:11 PM PST by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: Doogle

bttt


22 posted on 01/31/2012 3:35:50 PM PST by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: conservatism_IS_compassion; xzins
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

Obama will just do a recess appointment of Holder to the VP slot.

BTW what is that antiquated document you quoted?

23 posted on 01/31/2012 3:35:54 PM PST by P-Marlowe (NEWT!!! The Anti-EstablishMITTarian Candidate)
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To: unique1

How many times has Issa threatened Holder....wash, rinse, repeat....every week.


24 posted on 01/31/2012 3:48:37 PM PST by Engedi (A)
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To: unique1

How many times has Issa threatened Holder....wash, rinse, repeat....every week.


25 posted on 01/31/2012 3:48:37 PM PST by Engedi (A)
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To: mosaicwolf

Unfortunately, I am familiar with quite a few field grade California National Guard officers who would support it.


26 posted on 01/31/2012 3:52:57 PM PST by XHogPilot (I fear for our US Constitution and the nation of citizens it protects.)
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To: Joe the Pimpernel

This would be made a HUGE, gigantic deal of by the media if only it was a Republican administration and AG.


27 posted on 01/31/2012 3:59:55 PM PST by Bullish (Recovery won't begin until Obama loses HIS job.)
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To: Engedi
How many times has Issa threatened Holder....wash, rinse, repeat....every week.

Only once that I know of. Perhaps you could provide a link to show otherwise.

28 posted on 01/31/2012 5:05:33 PM PST by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: freemarketsfreeminds

Beck did a show on this tonight. It is a formula used in other countries by Soros. Always involved media control and trained agitators. He had the author of Shadow party discussing the Soros pattern.


29 posted on 01/31/2012 5:06:07 PM PST by opentalk
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To: unique1
Contempt of Congress - this simply needs to be done and on the record.

The House of Congress needs to move on Holder and bring well deserved charges against the obamanation.

30 posted on 01/31/2012 5:11:08 PM PST by kindred (Jesus Christ is the Lord God and Messiah of Israel, a present help in time of trouble.)
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To: Doogle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress


31 posted on 01/31/2012 5:14:40 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

——Following a contempt citation, the presiding officer of the chamber is instructed to refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia;[9] according to the law it is the “duty” of the U.S. Attorney to refer the matter to a grand jury for action.-——

I guess they assumed the AG would not be held in contempt. Looks like a subordinate would try the case against his boss.


32 posted on 01/31/2012 5:16:48 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: freemarketsfreeminds

I knew something like this was coming when all the dems drafted papers saying Holder and Obama did nothing wrong.


33 posted on 01/31/2012 5:18:45 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: morphing libertarian

No,this is the guy

http://www.justice.gov/usao/dc/about/meetattorney.html


34 posted on 01/31/2012 5:25:20 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Doogle

I am going to Vegas this Weekend and I will ask at Ceasers if they are making odds, I got $200 to put on Holder, I do Not for a second Believe the wussy Issa has the Balls to do ANYTHING, Otherwise it would have been done by now, EVERY LAST PERSON INVOLVED WOULD BE IN PRISON FOR TREASON IN THE WAR ON DRUGS AWAITING EXECUTION if they were actually Serious.


35 posted on 01/31/2012 5:47:34 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: westmichman
then he won’t be subject to House investigation because he will be president of the senate.

Really. Tell it to Spiro Agnew.

36 posted on 01/31/2012 6:13:19 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Georgia Girl 2
You don't get Issa. He has taken the foolproof route, progressing implacably, step by step. He has played hardball since day one, systematically casting the net around Holder and DoJ, and drawing it inexorably tighter.

Holder is dead meat and he knows it.

37 posted on 01/31/2012 6:22:45 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: mosaicwolf
Good point. Not only that, there is no provision for federal martial law in the Constitution or statutes of the United States.
38 posted on 01/31/2012 6:25:48 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

I get Issa totally. He has been doing the Watergate drip, drip drip. But its time to take Holder out.


39 posted on 01/31/2012 6:27:55 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

!00 something have called for Holder to step down.


40 posted on 01/31/2012 8:04:27 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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