6/20/2012

Holder | Contempt Charges | Obama | Executive Privilege

Obama Holder Fast and Furious
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – June 20, 2012 –
The House could vote on a resolution to hold Eric Holder in contempt next week.
A House committee voted Wednesday along party lines to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to provide documents to congressional investigators from the Fast and Furious gun walking operation.
The White House dismissed the vote and the proceedings as "political theater," but the contempt vote will increase political pressure on both Holder and the Justice Department. The full House of Representatives could consider the contempt resolution as soon as next week.
The vote against Holder came hours after the White House invoked executive privilege over documents the committee subpoenaed more than eight months ago. It is the first time President Obama has asserted executive privilege in a dispute with Congress and Republicans said it was clear Obama was trying to shield Holder from the investigation. Source

If the contempt vote against Holder passes the House , the Senate will not vote on the contempt resolution. Wikipedia-contempt of Congress
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