Issa to refer Holder ...

Issa takes step toward holding Holder in contempt of Congress

“ On Tuesday Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House committee on Oversight and Government Reform, took a major step toward holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his failure to provide subpoenaed documents and other information about Operation Fast and Furious. [...] Deputy Attorney General James Cole begged Congress to extend the Feb. 9 deadline. [...] Issa: "We cannot wait any longer for the Department’s cooperation,” [...]Issa added that whoever Holder designates as the go-to DOJ official for delivering subpoenaed documents “should also serve as the conduit for dealing with the contempt proceedings, should the Department continue to ignore the Committee’s subpoena. [full] Oh, delicious Déjà vu “ A Federal district judge said today that Ira C. Magaziner, the chief architect of President Clinton's health plan, had given misleading testimony to the court, and he asked Federal prosecutors to determine whether the statements amounted to perjury or criminal contempt of court. He referred the case to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Eric H. Holder, " [December 22, 1994] ” With Democrats holding control of the House in 1994, Holder was able to ignore Judge Lamberth's referral, and he did.  It appears Issa is not going to let it happen again, and this time he's the target. ”