The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, proceeded with hearings to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress regarding the controversial Fast and Furious program. President Obama granted Holder executive privilege on Wednesday.
Last week Attorney General Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee President Bush’s Attorney General Michael Mukasey knew of gunwalking, the tactics used in the ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious, which led to the death of a Border Patrol agent
Barack Obama entered the presidency promising an unprecedented level of transparency in government–at least, one greater than his predecessor George W. Bush’s. A White House memorandum published in the federal register states this goal explicitly and proudly: My Administration is
Fox News is reporting that the White House has approved AG Eric Holder’s request to protect Fast and Furious documents under executive privilege. Holder has refused to turn over specific documents to House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa, despite a deadline
Attorney General Eric Holder did not produce any of the documents he and Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa agreed on. The Department of Justice agreed to hand over 1300 pages in order to postpone tomorrow’s contempt vote. Chairman Issa demanded
(CBS News) A meeting between the head of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Attorney General Eric Holder has not postponed or cancelled a contempt vote of the attorney general. Rep. Issa told reporters after
A few minutes ago, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement that, with just 45 minutes left to go before his scheduled meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder, the Department
Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today asking to meet with him tomorrow, June 19, 2012 at 11:00AM EST. Mr. Holder and Chairman Issa have been exchanging letters the past week. Chairman Issa
The NBPC is a professional labor union representing more than 17,000 Border Patrol Agents and support staff. Their parent organization is the American Federation of Government Employees. We know them better as AFL-CIO. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was a
Attorney General Eric Holder, who has come under heavy scrutiny for his involvement in matters ranging from Fast and Furious to the New Black Panther voter intimidation scandal, has not been getting proper defense from the White House, according to
Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder stating he would postpone the contempt vote if Holder produces the documents before next Wednesday. According to Matthew Boyle at The Daily Caller, Chairman Issa asserted that
Senator Orrin Hatch and Congressman Steve King have demanded Eric Holder resign from his position as Attorney General of the United States. Senator Hatch made the announcement on former Governor Mike Huckabee’s radio show. “Well, if he doesn’t cooperate with
Just now Texas Senator John Cornyn told Attorney General Eric Holder he has no choice but to join the others who are calling on him to resign. That makes 125 officials calling for Mr. Holder’s resignation. Senator Cornyn went through
Sharyl Attkisson at CBS News reports the House Oversight Committee will vote on contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday, June 20. Mr. Holder and the Department of Justice have not turned over the remaining documents from an
The following letter is being submitted to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today. June 11, 2012 The Honorable Eric HolderU.S. Attorney GeneralU.S. Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 5111Washington, D.C. 20530-0009 Dear Attorney General Holder: We write you concerning
Sen. John McCain said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Attorney General Eric Holder has “no credibility” to oversee the investigations into national security leaks.
Earlier today, Breitbart News reported that the recent SWATting attacks on several political writers and commentators have been gaining traction in the mainstream media: Today, CNN featured a story centering around CNN contributor and RedState managing editor Erick Erickson, the
(AP) Holder appoints 2 prosecutors to lead leak probesBy PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONAttorney General Eric Holder on Friday appointed two U.S. attorneys to lead a pair of criminal investigations into possible unauthorized disclosures of classified information, authorizing the two prosecutors to
Oversight Committee Ranking Minority Leader Rep Elijah Cummings wants Chairman Darrell Issa to withdraw his Contempt Citation of Attorney General Eric Holder over Operation Fast & Furious. Chairman Issa tried to question Mr. Holder during a hearing in front of
Another day of testimony from Attorney General Eric Holder, another day of stonewalling Congress. Thursday afternoon, the embattled Holder answered questions from members of the House Judiciary Committee. Starting out, Chairman Lamar Smith asked him directly who in the Department of
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) wrote yesterday to Eric Holder and demanded that the Attorney General investigate the recent reports of SWATtings against several conservative commentators and bloggers. The SWATtings are merely one component of a long-standing campaign of alleged harassment and lawfare. Today, U.S. Sen.
A Madison City Clerk has told a Wisconsin radio host that turnout for the area is expected at over 100%, up to 119%. What makes it all the more interesting is that this story comes from a far-left site. Heavy turnout
Today, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder detailing how wiretap applications reveal how close senior officials at the Department of Justice were to Operation Fast & Furious. According to Chairman Issa, the applications
National Public Radio, a reliable mirror of left-wing prejudice, has outdone itself with its latest report on voter ID laws, repeating the outright lie that such laws are aimed at discouraging or preventing black people from voting. Pam Fessler’s story
The high-tech Brownshirts on the left have now “swatted” Eric Erickson. Two things are certain. First, the United States Department of Justice could stop this behavior quickly because it almost certainly constitutes a federal crime. And second, the use of term “Brownshirt” to describe
