HOUSE GOP NOT BACKING OFF FAST & FURIOUS LAWSUIT DESPITE MEDIA CLAIMS
” House Republicans are standing strong in their pursuit of Operation Fast and Furious documents, The Hill’s Jordy Yager reports, undercutting a narrative the Department of Justice has tried to seep into the media.
President Barack Obama asserted executive privilege over the documents minutes before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted Attorney General Eric Holder into both civil and criminal contempt of Congress last summer. The full House followed up voting on a bipartisan basis to hold Holder in contempt shortly thereafter, spurning the current lawsuit against the administration for the documents. The DOJ has declined to pursue criminal charges against Holder.
“A fight over President Obama’s use of executive privilege on the documents that led to Attorney General Eric Holder’s contempt charges is increasingly likely to be decided in court,” Yager wrote on Tuesday. “The way the court decides could drastically limit congressional subpoena powers — or curb the extent to which the president can claim executive privilege.” “
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- House panel tells judge: Justice’s offer in Fast & Furious settlement a ‘grave disappointment’ (foxnews.com)
- Disagreements on Fast and Furious negotiations (cnsnews.com)
- ‘Grave’ Letdown: Panel Mad Over Justice’s ‘Fast &Furious’ Settlement Offer (patdollard.com)
- Holder answer on contempt charge shows disrespect for more than Congress (examiner.com)
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