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House Republicans will file a civil suit against Attorney General Eric Holder during the August recess, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has told NBC News.
House Republicans will file suit in an effort to compel Holder to release documents associated with the failed "Fast and Furious" gun-walking operation.
"We'll be filing a civil case during the break," Issa told NBC, "We will expect a day in court before a federal judge, which we have a 100 percent chance that the judge will hold that these documents should be delivered."
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa has told NBC News that House Republicans will file a civil suit against Attorney General Eric Holder. NBC's Pete Williams reports.
During negotiations between House Republicans and Holder in June, the White House invoked executive privilege on the documents Issa had requested for his investigation. Issa says that a federal judge should find that executive privilege does not apply to the documents he is requesting.
"The idea that you would withhold based on some executive privilege the documents related to a cover up of a crime is absurd, but that's the claim that the attorney general is hiding behind," Issa said.
The House voted on June 28th, 255-67, to hold Holder in contempt of Congress for not turning over documents related to the Fast and Furious operation. During that vote, the vast majority of Democrats walked off the floor of the House in protest of a measure they saw as a political witch hunt.
Soon after the House found Holder in contempt of Congress, the Justice Department penned a letter to House Republicans saying it would not be pursuing the case, stating that "the attorney general's response to the subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform does not constitute a crime." The DOJ cited the White House invoking executive privilege as a primary reason for not proceeding.
Larry Downing / REUTERS
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder during a meeting at the White House in Washington, July 26, 2012.
The DOJ's response has left Republicans with few options, according to Issa, who compared the current situation with congressional attempts to retrieve the Nixon tapes during their investigation into the Watergate scandal in the 1970s.
"We're seeking a remedy and the remedy is an order to compel," Issa said. "Nixon didn't respond to Congress, he responded to federal judges, ultimately the Supreme Court, ordering that he had no such privilege to cover up the tapes. And these are no different than the Nixon tapes, we're asking for documents related to a cover up of lying to Congress."
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file a lawsuit..on what???..tax payers
ELVIS Please provide an interpreter when you post in MUSH Mouth Lefty
Against Holder & Obama...Gee Elvis can't you read?
Well let me sum it up for you.
Lawyer Holder is attempting to cover up for Lawyer Obama's illegal shipping of Guns to the Drug Cartels in Mexico that has resulted in hundreds of deaths including US Federal Agents & Citizens.
Just the same ole same ole business as usual for the "Lawyers" in Washington DC.......
muw -
i think what elvis is trying to say in his round about way, is it's us taxpayers who will ultimately get the "bill" for this lawsuit.
on another subject, now f&f is responsible for "hundreds(plural) of deaths(plural) including us federal agents(plural) and citizens(plural)? you're gonna have to produce some facts here pal...
yes that was it..but they dont have a brain
Romney can't do two things at one time..like show his tax returns and create jobs???
Yep, and Obama can't lead starving hounds to fresh meat!
is that a joke keep your day job???
How can you tell Elvis, you can't do one thing at a time.
I am way more interested in reading the documents about the NRA in influencing Arizona gun laws. And if I were the president, I definitely wouldn't trust Issa with anything confidential. He is a snake-in-the-grass and has a bad character to even be in Congress. I'm voting for Jerry Tetalman instead. Jerry is trustworthy, intelligent and will actually represent his constituency.
Of course you are handouter and of couse he is in favor of the parasite programs.
The latest today has Hold'em filing a lawsuit in Ohio to keep in service people overseas from voting before tthe election.Appparently the Obamyites don't think service men and women are entitled to vote because he knows most won't vote for him! Incredible!
maso98, your source for this nonsense?
we cant afford more waste of money huh tea party
Why not, after all the bailouts and stimulous money the dems think we have, might as well.
Interpreter ELVIS interpreter, no on e speaks Mush Mouth lefty
After 30 pages of comments Holder and Obama have got there Asses spanked
HOLD the presses! Did they say that the "tort reform" people filed a Lawsuit??????? Words cannot express how totally funny and bizarre that is. lmfao@u
Why not JUST sue the fool and stop the damn PLANNING ?
Another stupid 'plan by Boehner' ?
Lol, a handouter calling some one else, stupid!!!
now this is creating jobs.????
Interpreter ELVIS get an Interpreter, no one can understannd your handouter
House Republicans are a waste, all they want to do is destroy America, while the T-Party wants to burn it to the ground.
The CONSTITUTION is a liberal document and they want to rewrite it and history at the same time.
Here is the CONSERVATIVE CONSTITUTION.
We the Corporations of the United States of America, in Order to form a more Profitable Union, establish our brand of corporate justice, insure domestic tranquility by making workers so overworked there is no time nor energy to threaten Tranquility, provide for the uncommonly profitable defense wherein we pay our soldiers slave labor, promote the Welfare of those that can afford it, and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves, the RICH, and our WEALTHY children, do ordain and establish, with payola to the Supreme Court, this Constitution for the Wealthiest of the United States of America.
The capitalists in America traveled to fascist Italy and Germany to learn how to enslave labor in the 1930’s and they are at it again. Nazi Germany and Italy were capitalistic societies with the government working with corporations to control the middle class.
Record profits, record hours worked and privileges only to the richest in America…no equality…just payola to congress to do what corporations pay them to do. I will gladly pay an additional 3% on earnings over $250,000 grand…..
Everyone here should know that Corporations can just pay their execs and higher level people DIVIDENDs with no social security at 15%. The richest 2% wrote the law!
This has never been class warfare, it is all a smoke screen for corporate slavery. What percentage of the top 2% died in Iraq or Vietnam compared to the bottom 15%??? The top 2% send your sons and daughters to die in their wars of profit while theirs stay at home, safe, secure and paying a lesser percentage in taxes than their gardeners or maids.
ain't that the truth. lol
Life , scared to death aren't you?
You should be, if we dump Obama all of the dem handout proghrams go away.
Thank you for posting that long, anti-capitalist rant which basically has NOTHING to do with the above news piece. I am curious though. You obviously hate capitalism. Fair enough. What solutions/suggestions do you have if you were able to "fix" the "evil corporate capitalist system?
You have got to be kidding me. People can't find a job but you are going to sue a man for doing his. He follows ordres just like everyone else. Why doesn't the GOP work with the opposing party to come up with a plan instead you egotistical morons playing your stupid games. Get your heads out of your you know what's and think about the nation instead of you agenda's.
Doing one's job is not an excuse for criminal behavior ...
Thinking about the nation is PRECISELY why they're going after Holder. DOY!
because that would be too logical duhhh
CRAZY, The US government hanged people at NUREMBURG in 1946 for just following orders.
Holder is going to jail a\nd the guy that refuse to prosecute Holder is going to jail, we are going to make believers of you lefty scumbags.
Hang him HIGH!
It's high time to finally clean out that black swamp.
the one in your head?
Nah, your granny, fool.
Mitt needs to release his tax returns. The american people deserve to know how he managed to avoid paying taxes for 10 years. We want to follow his example.
Apparently, we're supposed to be more concerned about what Mitt does with HIS money, than what ObaMao does with OURS.
I'd like to see if that claim is true. A lot of people are not gullible enough to believe Obama and his henchmen without some proof ...
What does his tax returns have to do with the economy NOTHING what has Obama done the last 8 months
NOTHING but campaign nice job he has traveling
Don't you think that if Romney had anything to hide in his tax returns the IRS would've found it already? Cuz Obozo has sent drones to kill US Citizens, do you really think he wouldn't sic the IRS onto Romney?
Get real folks......if Romney really did something illegal, the IRS would've got him by now.
By the way, my hubby had a back injury in 1993 and our insurance company paid for half my hot tub.......I took a deduction on the other half and the costs of the new gazebo, electrical lines put in etc.......it's the law it's ok.
And for all those that can't read or understand the tax laws..........CAPITAL GAINS IS ONLY 15%, it is not treated as wages and taxed at the same rate!!!!
We all want to know how he did it.
Ill bet you do and a lot of Dems
So you are not curious how Mitt avoided paying taxes for 10 years? Paying taxes are for losers.
Just did you know that the UE rate went up today?
Where's the Jobs congress ? such as: Job bills, how many have you pass lately ?
The efforts and energy, and most of all tax payer's dollars in this show case. Wow....
If only 10% of this was use to create a Job's bill and pass in congress would have been appreciated...
Congress has submitted MANY jobs bills to the Senate that Reid has called, "DOA" without even considering them.
And, I thought ObaMao was "going to focus on jobs like a laser".
BREAKING NEWS...NOBODY CARES except for right wing extremists. Now let us get back to the real scandal, Mitt Romney paid no taxes.
If that were true, the IRS would be all over him.
Apparently, we're supposed to be more concerned with what Romney does with HIS money, than what ObaMao does with OURS.
Do you seriously buy into this Obamo-is-a-Marxist drivel?
A lawsuit against a completely up AG brought by one of the most ethically challenged members of Congress. Don't the Republikans have anything better to do? Of course, one could ask that about anything they do do, including breathing. Louts.
"WITTY".
Just another lousy Socialist....get your heads out of your rears
You can't possibly be this ignorant. Not even Jethro Bodine was this stupid.
lets create jobs tea party yeah right???
There were 163,000 created last month.
If they get Holder out, that would be one more quality job right there ...
Darrel Issa/McCarthy/Mather is at it again!! Talk about smoke and mirrors... is this supposed to show that Congress is ACTUALLY doing something?? What ever happened to Jobs, Jobs, Jobs?? Oh and abortion legislation of course!...that seems to be their focus right now. The GOP is unable to govern and this is all we can expect from them until we fire all the worthless scoundrels.
So let's review, shall we???
The GOP spent 8 years trying to destroy the Clintons. First with White Water, then with the tragic suicide of Vince Foster (where insane congresspeople claimed the Clintons had him killed) and then finally of course, the Lewinsky scandal.
And after many millions of taxpayer dollars spent, special investigators spending years on this nonsense, what did they come up with??? They determined that a president had lied about having sex. Big effing deal. And what did it accomplish? Today, both Clintons are beloved and respected not only here but around the world. Bill has the highest poll ranking of any living ex president and is constantly in demand. Hillary has earned huge respect as our Sec of State.
And where is Dubya and Cheney? They left office with poll rating of 24% 18% respectively and are currently hiding out in seclusion in an undisclosed location. LOL I repeat 24% and 18% can you believe these numbers and the Right is bitching about Obama?
Itripid
Isn't LYING in a LEGAL deposition PERJURY? Isn't PERJURY a CRIME??? Shouldn't a CRIME be PROSECUTED? Seems to that there is something about High Crimes and Misdemeanors some where in the Impeachment Rules.
Lying is nothing to you people. You give Obama a pass on it constantly ... Some other people demand more from their representatives. Clinton will forever be known as an adulterer and liar ... maybe a bit more, but that's two big black marks on his legacy ...
too bad the clintons wont be able to help obama get re-elected
The first sign you have no clue about anything of substance is when you cheerlead for tyrants by ending posts with drivel like "Obama/Biden 2012" or "Romney/X 2012".
Stop cheerleading for people who continue the war on personal freedoms (even upping the ante from the Bush years on keeping medical marijuana away from sick people - let alone those who should be able to use it as responsible adults in a recreational manner), and keep murdering innocent women and children overseas in nations that are no real threat to us still (or to begin with).
BTW, I don't use drugs. I don't even drink caffeine or eat sugar.
Why don't you rednecks republicans go sue your mother.
Wow how many hours did it take you to come up with that lame post?
I bet a LONG, LONG time ...
kathy is racist...
typical of the left these days
Wow!! You don't have to have a legislative mind to join Congress...just a vendetta like McConnell, Ryan, Pelosi, and Reid. You can also sue the AG rather than vote on the Congressional Budget while leaving the government near bankruptcy and the American people destitute.
You haven't seen any thing yet lefty handouter, we will do our best to put holder in Jail and the guy that refuse to prosecute him.
This is EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE that Affirmative Action does not work.
Never has, never will.
The ObaMao/Holder experiment has been a total catastrophe.
Always good to hear from our Klan brothers..thank you Brother Steve. Remember, next week your wife brings the potato salad and you bring the rope.
Issa is a nut. Why doesn't the congress spend time to sign bills that will create more jobs?
WHY do you liberals KEEP saying that??? You dunces should do your research before you open your ignorant pie holes.
Congress has sent MANY... like a DOZEN jobs bills to the Senate that Reid has called, "DOA" without even considering them.
No wonder you dunces vote for the wrong people.
AJ, do you honestly think that congress can sign a bill.... and like magic, jobs will appear?
You Libs really DO live in La La Land. THIS is how Obama got elected.
Yes Steve, the house has sent many bills to the Senate,,BUT ALWAY'S with attachments that have nothing but Republican agenda behind them. Let them send a bill that has one objective and then lets see where it goes.
See Steve's Lying Murdering Criminals are the "best" because they are the "Right" Scumbags!
Since Bush & the Democrats destroyed our Economy, it's all Obama & the Republicans fault.....
What nonsense do these Demo/Repub Posters Spout? Do they really think the American Voters are this STUPID?
Obviously and you appear to refuse to prove them wrong! Let US surprise these Lying Murdering Criminals....DON'T RE-ELECT ANYONE come November!
Don't fall for their lies & terror none of these Demo/Repub's deserve to be Re-elected!
MUW
Great idea MUW, you've show us the way, save money...quit taking your medication.
String the racist up. This is long overdue.
@Steve Baker, name one (1) jobs bill congress has submitted?
Here, let me teach you how to do something for yourself. Go to Google or your favorite search engine and type in, "jobs bills introduced by Republicans" and do your own research.
I'm amazed you even have to do that as it's "common knowledge".
Dunces... ALL of you liberals. Just mental midgets.
Furthermore...
Where do jobs come from?
Jobs are created when businesses have more sales. When sales increase a business hires more people to satisfy the demand. No increase in sales ... no jobs created. And ... when there are fewer sales (or non-productive jobs created) the business has to increase its prices in order to generate enough profits to pay their employees (job holders).
If businesses "create" jobs, they have to raise their prices to pay the increased payrolls. Jobs are one of the highest overhead costs in business (i.e. salaries, matching SSI, insurance, workers comp, paid vacations, retirement plans, and more).
The only outfit that can "create" jobs out of whole clothe is the government - but - each newly created government job costs the taxpayers and increases prices for everyone. It is NOT the job of the government to “create” jobs. They need to get out of the way.
So ... don't "create" jobs. Increase sales. Increasing sales is dependent upon the consuming public having faith in the future of our economy based upon "real" evidence of economic growth ... not self-serving rhetoric from the libs.
By the way, the government has to learn what businesses have always known, "You can't borrow your way out of debt."
Now, if ObaMao wants to talk about GOP Jobs bills, here they are:
H.R. 1938
H.R. 2250
H.R. 2401
H.R. 2560
H.R. 2587
H.R. 2681
All but one declared DOA by the socialist senate and "President" Dingle Barry.
30 jobs bills passed over the last year in a Republican House of Representatives that are sitting in the United States Senate -- thirty.
Doug, I suggest you do some research
@Doug, right off the top is the highway jobs bill for starters!
Nice try Brother Steve...those are social engineering bills, not jobs bills.
XL-Pipeline, Tax cuts to corps. and wealthy, import aliens to take American jobs, renewal of Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, Reduce environmental protection, Reduce regulations on Wall Street.
30 years of supply-side economics has produced the worse economic disaster since the Great Depression and you want to perpetuate it.
I suggest you do some research...that's the XL-Keystone Pipeline. Did you think no one would look it up?
Doug, try reading scumbag lefty, The house has passed 9, they are all in the desk drawer of the inept liar in the Senate.