During Eric Holder’s December 8th testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Darrell Issa told the Attorney General that he faced contempt of congress charges for his continued stonewalling of document demands of House committee subpoenas, and Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner added that impeachment proceedings could be forthcoming.
But with near complete liberal ownership of the American media and the increasingly supple spine of House Speaker John Boehner, Holder continued to lie, distort and virtually make light of the Obama regime’s initiated death toll of Operation Fast and Furious.
Lying is a “state of mind,” Holder told Sensenbrenner when asked how written “misstatements” made to congress in February by Assistant Attorney General Jim Weich concerning the deliberate walking of thousands of weapons across the Mexican border could possibly be construed as anything but outright lies. Speaking on behalf of the DOJ in response to inquiries made by Senator Charles Grassley, Weich had denied the ATF had allowed weapons to fall into the hands of drug cartel members.
Yet it was a lie. It was a deliberate, outright lie as mounds of testimony and released documents make clear. But according to the hyper-arrogant, criminal head of the Department of Justice, lying is, after all, just a state of mind.
“Lying to Congress is a federal felony,” Sensenbrenner reminded the petulant Holder. And though the congressman didn’t directly accuse Holder himself of lying, he made it clear that continued evasion of the demands placed on the Attorney General for properly submitted documentation leading to an end to the DOJ cover-up would certainly be grounds for impeachment proceedings.
“Have you no shame,” Holder demanded of Darrell Issa when the congressman rightly compared him to Nixon Attorney General John Mitchell. Mitchell too claimed “privilege” to withhold information from congress on the part of the Department of Justice just as Holder has in his perpetual excuse that the “continuing investigation” launched by the AG himself into the criminal doings of Fast and Furious must take precedence over the document demands of the committees.
But Issa shot right back, “have YOU no shame” to the unapologetic Holder. And the answer is no. Leftists never exhibit shame. Were it otherwise, they could not be leftists. Consider committee Democrats who, each in their turn made the incredible claim that gun legislation more abusive of the 2nd amendment rights of the American people would have somehow prevented the Obama regime from smuggling more than 2,000 weapons into the hands of the most dangerous people in the hemisphere.
Thanks to the efforts of Senator Charles Grassley, Congressmen Issa, Sensenbrenner and the many bloggers who refuse to allow the Fast and Furious cover-up to succeed, pressure is increasing on the Obama regime. It will not be long until the “right” regime functionary folds up and provides the inside scoop both congressional committees seek. And whether it be former US Attorney Dennis Burke, former ATF Agent in Charge Bill Newell or some other rat eager to save his own skin by deserting the sinking DOJ ship, even the legacy media will be forced to cover the resulting implosion.
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http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/12/the_ethics_of_eric_holder.html
Further reading:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70078.html
http://www.coachisright.com/doj-cover-up-of-fast-and-furious-coming-apart-at-the-seams/
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There's always someone ready, willing and able to speak up for receiving a plea bargain arrangement.
Would Barry's Sharia law apply to Holder?
There is a proverb stating :
"I don't believe in witches but whether they fly, they fly" and we have to give this credit to OBAMA, the
sorcerer, as he changes the mentality of every politician he gets in contact with.
Some Republican Rep. critic of him turned 180 degrees after a ride on Air Force One
House Republican leader BOEHMER lost all spine after a meeting with him and so did Mass. Senator
BROWN after visiting with him and last but not least, Mr. O'REILLY after interviewing him….
Now what is stopping the House with its Republican majority from asking for HOLDER's impeachment
is Chinese to me but then again, if CHARLIE RANGEL was able to get off the hook with just a slap on
the wrist, there is nothing to wonder about.
The rot is all over
Lying is a "state of mind?" Do we really need a AG whose state of mind is to lie whenever "necessary" to cover up the Truth? Contempt of Congress? How about accessory to murder? How about exchanging that nice suit of yours, Mr. Holder, for an orange jumpsuit? What frosts me besides the two dead Americans, whose blood is on Holder's hands, all in the name of plotting to confiscate our weapons (as Hitler and Stalin have done before), is the callous racism of this, America's "post-racial" president's administration that has caused at least 200 Mexicans to be murdered south of the border. Yeah, they're concerned about human rights…
ConservaDave, that is Muslim philosophy, it is o.k. to lie to gain your goal.
i don't care how its done, just do it. I want him behind bars and that goes for the puppet that dances to soro's Strings as well.
This just shows how immoral our entire government is. Is there NO ONE in the entire Department of Justice with knowledge of the matter who will step up and admit the lies? Apparently the entire department is bereft of conscience. It really is time to clean house and throw ALL the bums out.
Isn't it odd the liberal 24-7 news media that broke the Nixon Watergate scandal and pursued it until Nixon was faced with resignation or impeachment, over his knowledge and attempted cover up of what his political appointees did.
The Watergate break in was illegal internal political espionage.
The fast and furious actions are of international importance, but we hear nothing from the liberal news media to question the illegal actions of the Obama administration in connection with this,
Do we have any unbiased news reporters that would pursue fast and furious 24-7, until they get results, or are they all just propagandists for liberal politics?
No, there are no unbiased news reporters in the main stream "media". Yes, they ARE all just propagandists for liberal politicians and RINO's.
What is congress waiting for, CHRISTMAS ? All talk and no action!!!!
Scooter Libby certainly deserves an apology and redress of all he host when he was sent to prison for 'lying' to Congress! Nothing he did even comes close to the lying and deceit of this Attorney General! But if you prosecuted everyone who has lied to Congress and the American people, there would be no one left on Capitol Hill!
It'a all smoke and mirrors to fool the American people…not one thing will or can be done about this by those "investigating" it. Why??? Because there is honor among thugs and theives, even if applied thru threats. Make no mistake about it, on both side of this staged drama, they are all thieves, thugs, traitors, political whores and Nuremberg type trial defendants in waiting…it's that simple.
Holder is stalling until his term is over in January [or close to it], so he can retire with his pension, and BO can put someone worse in to place him, also with no accountability. If ATF can't control or police itself because it is to large or a criminal Racketeering enterprise, then shut is down and the House needs to de-fund it now!
and Holder's knew about it according to memos, records, or Emails.
However if your car kills someone by accident, then it is second degree murder and Holder's office is responsible for 1,000+ Mexican deaths and also American deaths, if he knew about it or not it is second degree murder by being an accomplice to manslaughter.
So, either by perjury or by being accountable for his office Holder needs to go to prison for being incompetent or an accomplice.
This is such a farce. Eric Holder should be incarcerated and awaiting trial. Mr. Holder has proven himself to be a danger to the public. Where is the criminal trial?
If you or I had done what Holder did, which was intentionally put gut in the hands of known criminals, then those same guns were used to murder a federal agent, we would have been arrested immediately and charged with being an accessory to murder. So does the law apply to elitist public servants or not? If so, then Holder must be charged with murder. If not, then the law no longer exists and we are in even more serious trouble.
typo: put "guns" in the hands…
Why has Holder not been arrested and charged with gun trafficking and accessory to murder for his role in implementing fast & furious? If me or any other plain citizen had planned an operation to intentionally put weapons into the hands of known criminals, then those same weapons were used to murder two federal agents, we would have been arrested immediately and charged as above.
If the law does not apply to government officials, then the law has no meaning and America is already finished.
mexico is only to willing to step into U.S. law suits on our state immigration laws,but has remained silent on the murder of thousands of their own people with F&F ? What's wrong with this picture?