The House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over the “Fast and Furious” investigation. The vote was 255-67, with 17 Democrats voting in support of a criminal contempt resolution.
Roll Call: “The stage is now set for a protracted court battle over whether the
Justice Department can shield internal documents under executive
privilege.”
New York Times: “Democrats dismissed the effort as an election-year witch hunt. They said
previously disclosed documents and testimony had established that Fast
and Furious was the work of Arizona-based law enforcement officials who
were frustrated by the difficulty of bringing low-level gun cases, and
they contended that Republicans were seeking to embarrass Mr. Holder for
political reasons.”
The Fix: “And yet, for all of that amped-up oratory from top leaders in their
respective parties, the likely effect of today’s vote… is to convince people that all the bad things they think
about Congress are, well, true.”
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