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To: LindyBill who wrote (490591)	6/11/2012 5:45:45 PM
From: Brian Sullivan	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794001

House Republicans Signal Readiness to Cite Holder for Contempt By CHARLIE SAVAGE House Republicans on Monday signaled that they would take the first step toward citing Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. with contempt of Congress if he does not turn over more Justice Department documents related to the botched gun trafficking investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious. Representative Darrell Issa, chairman of the House oversight committee, announced on Monday that the committee would meet on June 20 to vote on whether to recommend that the full House hold Mr. Holder in contempt. The oversight committee approved a subpoena in October to the department for documents about Fast and Furious. “The Obama administration has not asserted executive privilege or any other valid privilege over these materials and it is unacceptable that the Department of Justice refuses to produce them,” said Mr. Issa, Republican of California, said in a statement. Mr. Issa had circulated a draft contempt report last month that covered a wide range of issues, but that report may be amended in the committee before any vote. In his statement, he focused on one category of documents about the Justice Department’s reaction to “whistle-blower” complaints about Fast and Furious and Congressional inquiries about it after Feb. 4, 2011, the date the department sent a misleading letter to Congress that the administration later retracted. “While the Justice Department can still stop the process of contempt, this will only occur through the delivery of the post Feb. 4, 2011, documents related to Operation Fast and Furious and whistle-blower accusations subpoenaed by the committee,” Mr. Issa said. “If the attorney general decides to produce these subpoenaed documents, I am confident we can reach agreement on other materials and render the process of contempt unnecessary.” ... [NY Times bias, blah, blah, blah] ... On Monday, Mr. Issa said that Mr. Holder would be cited for contempt unless he changes his mind. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia issued their own statements, indicating that they stood beside Mr. Issa. Mr. Boehner would control whether to bring the committee’s recommended contempt citation to a vote by the full House. “The Justice Department is out of excuses,” Mr. Boehner said, adding: “Either the Justice Department turns over the information requested, or Congress will have no choice but to move forward with holding the attorney general in contempt for obstructing an ongoing investigation.” thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com