Posted on 06/28/2012 4:30:53 AM PDT by SJackson
Edited on 06/28/2012 4:34:39 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Today the House of Representatives will decide whether or not to find Attorney General Eric holder in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over subpoenaed documents in the gunrunning scandal known as Fast and Furious. A pair of eleventh-hour meetings between White House officials and Republicans at the Justice Department (DOJ) and the White House attempting to avert the showdown were not fruitful. The DOJ showed GOP staffers 14 documents a senior administration official characterized as a “representative sample” of what Republican had been seeking. At one of the meetings, DOJ officials reportedly offered to provide all the documents requested if Republicans would drop contempt proceedings. That offer was rejected.
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Last week, the beginning came to an end after 18 months...
Today is the beginning of the end...
question is, how long until fubo is waving at us from a helicopter aka nixon????
The man is an absolute disgrace to the Department of Justice.
A million times worse than Watergate, and the MSM is in full Koolaid Koverup mode.
We Must Protect Dear Leader!
What happens if he is found in contempt? Does it just get ignored and things go on as usual or does it trigger some consequence?
Forget the helicopter. I'd rather see him leave this way....
Apparently, under the law, he has two options:
1. Appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate the citation.
2. Don’t appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate the citation.
I’m guessing at this point it’s pretty obvious which option he’ll take.
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