AG found in contempt of US Congress

June 29th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

In a 255-67 vote, the head of the country’s Department of Justice was cited for contempt by the Republican-led House of Representatives, The Associated Press reported on Thursday.

The vote set a precedent, with Holder becoming the first sitting Attorney General and presidential Cabinet member to be held in contempt. The citation was applied without a Senate vote being a requirement.

Seventeen Democrats joined the House’s Republican majority to pass the vote.

However, many Democratic lawmakers refused to cast votes. A dozen Democratic lawmakers, including leader Nancy Pelosi, walked out of the chamber in protest.

“We don’t want to play a part in this political game,” Democratic Representative Gregory Meeks said.

The vote marked triumph for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s push to blame the government for the failure of “Fast and Furious,” an operation aimed at tracing guns purchased in Arizona to determine whether they would flow into Mexico for use by drug cartels.

Fast and Furious was terminated in early 2011 after disclosures that federal agents had lost track of many of the high-powered arms, which were subsequently traced to crimes, including the murder of US Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.

“Today’s vote is the regrettable culmination of what became a misguided — and politically-motivated– investigation during an election year,” Holder said.

“By advancing it over the past year and a half, Congressman Issa and others have focused on politics over public safety. Instead of trying to correct the problems that led to a series of flawed law enforcement operations, and instead of helping us find ways to better protect the brave law enforcement officers, like Agent Brian Terry, who keep us safe, they have led us to this unnecessary and unwarranted outcome.”

On Wednesday, US Republican Senator Scott Brown had called on Holder to resign, accusing him of misleading Congress, saying “he can’t effectively serve the president.”

“For the best interest of the country, I think he should step down and resign. He’s lost the confidence of the American people. Certainly, he’s lost the confidence of Congress. He misled Congress. They have a right to know,” Brown added.

Democrats accused Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and other Republican lawmakers of taking political advantage out of targeting Holder.

The National Rifle Association — a lobby group of generous contributions to US electoral campaigns — had told House members that anyone withholding his or her contempt vote would be “held to account” during upcoming congressional and presidential elections in November.

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