Justice Department confirms it will not prosecute Holder

[Billybob]

The Justice Department has told House leaders that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s decision to withhold certain documents about a flawed gun operation from Congress is not a crime and he will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...ecute-holder/2012/06/29/gJQAbHgACW_story.html

 

[Souperphly]

 

[SMS]

Not unprecedented. If the House was serious about this, they would dispatch the Sergeant At Arms to arrest Holder....but they're all just political windbags and don't have the balls.

 

[RickN]

Not unprecedented. If the House was serious about this, they would dispatch the Sergeant At Arms to arrest Holder....but they're all just political windbags and don't have the balls.

Actually they are doing it though the civil courts. They knew the Dept of Injustice would never step up and do the job they are payed to do, so the House held Holder in contempt twice. The second time was for the civil courts.

 

[SMS]

Actually they are doing it though the civil courts. They knew the Dept of Injustice would never step up and do the job they are payed to do, so the House held Holder in contempt twice. The second time was for the civil courts.

While it could backfire politically, part of me really wishes they would just send the SOA to haul him in.....

 

[Jack T.]

I find it staggering that the Justice Department has decided that, after careful consideration, the Justice Department didn't do anything wrong.

In other news, a fox got into my chicken coop last night and killed all my hens. . .but he (the fox) did a thorough investigation into his actions and has determined that he did nothing wrong.

 

[SMS]

Actually that's not what this phase of the story is about....the Justice Department has merely taken the position that Holder's and the President's refusal to turn over certain documents to Congress does not constitute a crime. And they've taken that position before when roles were reversed.

This is more like someone stomping their feet and making a fuss but asking someone else to do the dirty work...the House has their own authority and power to arrest Holder. If they wanted to, they could.

 

[Mustang Armory, LLC]

This is more like someone stomping their feet and making a fuss but asking someone else to do the dirty work...the House has their own authority and power to arrest Holder. If they wanted to, they could.

Good point, when's the last time the congress ordered the Sergeant at Arms to arrest somebody?

 

[Glocktogo]

Time to appoint a special prosecutor!

 

[gaseous maximus]

The Justice Department has told House leaders that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s decision to withhold certain documents about a flawed gun operation from Congress is not a crime and he will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...actually saw fit to make a story out of this?