Twice in the past week, Attorney General Eric Holder faced very tough questioning from House and Senate committees probing the ‘Fast & Furious’ gunwalking scandal.  Republicans on both panels demanded his resignation or at least much greater compliance in turning over subpoenaed documents to investigators.  Rep. Blake Farenthold is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and called for Holder’s resignation months ago.  Farenthold tells us why lawmakers have little choice but to approve a contempt citation but also explains how such a step could still be preventable.  Farenthold says the paper trail makes it very clear Holder has stonewalled and misled Congress.  And in an ironic twist, Farenthold reveals a contempt citation would trigger a Justice Department investigation of its own boss.

 

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