Sharyl Attkisson reports that the draft of a contempt citation naming Eric Holder is being circulated to members of the House Oversight Committee today. The citation addresses the Attorney General’s lack of cooperation in the investigation of Fast & Furious.
Resolved, That Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, shall be found to be in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena.
Resolved, That pursuant to 2 U.S.C. §§ 192 and 194, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall certify the report of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, detailing the refusal of Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, to produce documents to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as directed by subpoena, to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, to the end that Mr. Holder be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law.
Resolved, That the Speaker of the House shall otherwise take all appropriate action to enforce the subpoena.
I’ve got the actual text here [pdf], and it’s a bit of a read. I’m not sure it’ll lead to anything in terms of the investigation, but the timing suggests that it’s more about election politics. We’ve got a Presidential candidate who’s (belatedly) cozying up to the NRA, and something like this will come in handy in the upcoming debates.
What bothers me is that it isn’t justice.
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“We’ve got a Presidential candidate who’s (belatedly) cozying up to the NRA”
Very, very belatedly. He’s crowing that he defends the Second Amendment, having signed an “assault weapons” ban. With friends like these…
“What bothers me is that it isn’t justice.”
It bothers me, too. I pray that justice will be forthcoming.