Posted on 06/18/2012 5:17:32 PM PDT by smoothsailing
June 18,2012
Matthew Boyle
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa told Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday that he has until Tuesday morning to produce Operation Fast and Furious documents or his committee will be voting to hold him in contempt of Congress on Wednesday.
“[O]nly the delivery of documents outlined and offered by the Department of Justice last Thursday to staff will be sufficient to justify a postponement of Wednesday’s scheduled vote,” Issa wrote to Holder on Monday afternoon. “As the department has not yet produced these document – and unless it does so tomorrow morning – I will not be able to offer you the committee’s assessment of them at tomorrow’s meeting.”
In a letter to Issa earlier in the day, Holder asked to meet at 11 a.m. Issa responded that the meeting will take place at 5 p.m. — only after his committee staff can review the promised Fast and Furious documents.
In his letter, Holder argued he had taken “extraordinary” steps to accommodate Issa’s subpoena. Issa shot back, saying, “There is nothing extraordinary about an offer from a federal agency to fully or partially respond to a subpoena.”
Issa also said nothing “short of full compliance” will be “sufficient” for him to “negotiate” a “delay of contempt proceedings” because Holder has not specified what documents he plans to give the committee this week and has not provided a “log that includes descriptions of documents, the dates they were created, who created them, and individualized explanations for why the department believes these documents should not be produced pursuant to the subpoena.”
It’s unclear if Holder will actually produce the documents in time to halt the contempt of Congress vote. His spokeswoman, Tracy Schmaler, wouldn’t answer when The Daily Caller asked if he will.
I sure wouldn’t want to be on that plane with him.
Betcha there are some very interesting phone calls taking place right about now!
After Holder’s offer last Thursday, one could fairly surmise that he has boxes and boxes of papers ready to discuss in private with the committee. Instead, Issa has called his bluff, so now it’s time to flip over the cards. Turn over the boxes or face the music. NOW!!
Sweet.
I bet ole Nappy is happy she’s not! LOL!
So what happens if he is found in contempt of Congress? Obama gives him a pay raise?
Did you hear the one where Ron Brown, Vince Foster, and Jim McDougal are sharing a cab?
I sure hope you're right. It's getting hot for Holder and Issa's letter is pretty straight forward and to the point.
Reading on I see Holder's going overseas, he just may have a very uncomfortable situation on his return. He can only lie so long and expect people to believe him and it looks like he's past that point.
And after he convicted of Contempt of Congress, then what will happen to him?
obamma: “I think it is the best interestr of the American people that I do not order Holder to release these documents.”
obamma: “I think it is the best interest of the American people that I do not order Holder to release these documents.”
Things are definitely heating up for Holder though, the next few days should be interesting.
Hell, I’m in contempt of Congress.
Oh, please...let me see that, Lord.
Or like in The Shining when Jack Nicholson's wife realizes his “book” he's been working is pages and pages of the same sentence. I'd post a pic but I don't know how!
Holder: My dog ate them.
Issa: Where's your dog?
Holder: The president ate him.
;-)
ROTFLOL!!
Now that’s funny and maybe true. ;-)
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