Fast and Furious

House Committee Holds Attorney General Eric Holder In Contempt Of Congress

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 16:47

Washington, D.C. -

The republican controlled House Panel that has been investigating the "Fast and Furious" gun-running scheme by the ATF has put U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in Contempt of Congress for failing to hand over documents the panel has requested after Holder asserts that the White House has exercised Executive Privileged.

The Justice Department has previously requested President Obama invoke executive privilege over the gun-smuggling operation which resulted in a U.S. Border Patrol agent being killed.