Posted on 06/30/2012 7:29:37 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Justice Department won’t prosecute Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt
ASSOCIATED PRESS Last Modified: Jun 29, 2012 08:50PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department declared Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to withhold information about a bungled gun-tracking operation from Congress does not constitute a crime and he won’t be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.
The House voted Thursday afternoon to find Holder in criminal and civil contempt for refusing to turn over the documents. President Barack Obama invoked his executive privilege authority and ordered Holder not to turn over materials about executive branch deliberations and internal recommendations.
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, the department said that it will not bring the congressional contempt citation against Holder to a federal grand jury and that it will take no other action to prosecute the attorney general. Dated Thursday, the letter was released Friday.
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Eric Holder will stand before a Holy GOD someday and give an account.
B-A-N-A-N-A republic
See, it doesn’t matter which side you’re on. The weasels will always protect their own.
Just another corrupt bunch getting away with murder, no big deal.
I'm shocked.
I’m shocked, shocked, to learn that Holder won’t be prosecuting Holder.
If Romney wins and he cleans out the DOJ ,he will be called a racist ,guess why
In YOUR dreams.
Mr. RomneyCARE covered up the BIG-DIG
for campaign contributions.
The DOJ supports/ed Bulger, Holder and other terrorists.
It is their TRADEMARK.
The DOJ supports/ed Bulger, Holder and other terrorists.
It is their TRADEMARK.
Agreed; there should be no surprise at all...it is and was a given. =.=
lol
“Justice Department won’t prosecute Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt “... Daaaah!
He needs to have everyone who serves by appointment submit their resignation. They will scream like hell but that is what they do - remember the eight Bush fired. Unfortunately he left many in place.
somebody had to post this
Did John Boner’s congress just make itself look like a bunch of useless fool again?
Yes, yes they did.
“Justice Department won’t prosecute Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt”
Of course they won’t. Law only applies to us—when it convenient to apply to us. They’re exempt—just like Nutzy Pelosi wasn’t prosecuted for insider trading. I’d be in jail already if I had done it.
Its justice—just us, not you. This is how it goes in a tyranny.
Boehner could (and should) instruct the Sergeant at Arms of the House to arrest Holder and bring him to the chamber to answer the charges. The House has the authority (upheld by SCOTUS) to imprison Holder without executive branch cooperation.
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