Eric Holder becomes the first cabinet member ever to be held in contempt of congress for his Nixonian style stonewalling of the investigation of the gun scandal that led to the murder of a US border agent and hundreds of Mexican citizens. 17 Dems voted with all but two GOP congressmen to hold Holder in criminal contempt. 24 Dems and all the GOP voted for civil contempt.
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The Biggest Scandal In U.S. History
Unfortunately for the Democrats, some brave whistleblower inside the government leaked details of this monstrous scheme. As soon as Congress and the public demanded answers, Holder clammed up. He just says “oops” — and accuses Republicans of racism. – Ann Coulter at Townhall.com
LOL! Even Jon Stewart Skewers Govt. Over Gun Scandal
Jon Stewart skewered the Obama Administration for its failed, deadly Operation Fast & Furious, during which the U.S. government let known Mexican drug cartel gun buyers purchase military-grade weapons. The Oversight Committee has been relentlessly exposing this failed program, and will not stop until the Obama Administration officials responsible for the program are held accountable.
Contemptible Holder & Complicit Obama Covering Up Murderous Gun Scandal
Rep. Chaffetz talks about the obstruction and coverup leading to a contempt vote for AG Eric Holder today. Over 20 Democrats are expected to join Republicans in voting to hold Eric Holder in contempt of congress for refusing to divulge 80,000 documents relating to the gun smuggling scandal known as Fast and Furious.
Flashback Eric Holder: We Must ‘Brainwash’ People Against Guns
Now the disastrous Fast and Furious gun smuggling operation by the ATF makes sense. We were one of the first sites to accuse Holder and the Obama administration of using the operation as political cover for its anti-gun policies.
Obama, Holder anti-gun ideology caused murderous gun operation that killed hundreds
Obama personally inserted himself into the Fast & Furious gun walking scandal after he extended executive privilege over certain DOJ documentation. Was the Fast & Furious a botched scandal, or a deliberate effort to undermine the Second Amendment? Bill Whittle asserts that the ideological motives behind the Fast & Furious scandal drove the disastrous program. We agree and we’ve been saying this for over a year.
Issa on Fast and Furious, Holder Contempt, Obama Executive Privilege
Oversight Watchdog Darrell Issa (R-CA) discusses Attorney General Eric Holder’s stonewalling of the truth about Operation Fast and Furious, President Obama’s assertion of executive privilege over the deadly gun walking operation documents, and next week’s vote in the US House of Representatives to hold AG Holder in contempt of Congress.
2009 presser shows Obama complicit in gun scandal
Both Deputy AG David Ogden and DHS Sec. Napolitano spoke at a 2009 press conference which outlined the gun tracing program that Obama was pushing through the DOJ, ATF, and DEA. We reported this in July 2011.
Congress votes contempt for AG Holder
In a vote 0f 23-17 Attorney General Eric Holder is held in contempt of congress for lying to and hiding documents from the committee investigating the botched gun scandal known as Fast and Furious.
Holder’s Contemptible Just-Us Department
Holder has treated the Department of Justice as a partisan arm of the Obama Administration. Now and for the foreseeable future he is just another Albatross around Obama’s neck. – American Thinker