Posts Tagged ‘Contempt’

Contempt For His Own Supporters

William Kristol joins other conservatives in trashing Mitt Romney’s comments caught on a hidden camera video. Tweet This Post

GOP wins contempt fight, but legal dispute looms

House Republicans have won a historic political fight to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, but the GOP likely is still a long way from obtaining documents it wants in an investigation of a bungled gun-tracking operation. Tweet This Post

House Votes to Hold Holder in Contempt

The House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over the “Fast and Furious” investigation. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

House moving ahead with plans for contempt vote

The Obama administration and House Republicans refused to find a middle ground in a dispute over documents related to a botched gun-tracking operation, and the GOP plunged ahead with plans for precedent-setting votes Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in civil and criminal contempt of Congress. Tweet This Post

Holder faces House contempt vote on gun probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder faces a contempt vote by the House of Representatives on Thursday in a dispute involving a botched gun-running probe, and the chamber's top Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, said some in her party may line up with Republicans against him. The Republican-led House is to vote on whether to [...]