GOP-Led House Oversight to Sue AG Eric Holder
Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Hoping to compel Attorney General Eric Holder to release documents related to the botched gun-walking case Operation Fast and Furious, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee plans Monday to file a civil contempt suit today against the AG, CBS News reports.
The lawsuit comes after the White House and Justice Department said Holder wouldn’t face criminal prosecution for withholding records of a botched case.
President Obama asserted executive privilege in the case, a move that legal experts said would head off prosecution, CBS News reported.
Democrats blame the controversy over the records on election-year politics.
Posted: 8/13/12 at 8:52 AM under News Story.
Tags: Attorney General, DOJ, election year, Eric Holder, Executive Privilege, House Oversight Committee, President Obama
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