Republicans have a new ultimatum: If Eric Holder doesn’t deliver a trove of Fast and Furious documents to Capitol Hill by mid-June, the House will vote to hold him in contempt of Congress.
A contempt vote would not only represent a dramatic escalation in the long-running investigation into the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal, it would be a crowd-pleaser for conservatives who believe GOP leaders have been dragging their feet on the aggressive push from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the lead investigator, to bring a contempt vote on Holder.
A battle over a contempt resolution targeting Holder would be a key moment for Issa. His committee has spent the better part of the 112th Congress on Fast and Furious, run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the DOJ. Members of the committee talk about the investigation at events in their districts — and some lawmakers have gotten heat back home for the House’s inability to force Holder to comply with a subpoena. Issa’s staff — which he hoped to use to illustrate waste and fraud throughout the federal government — has been completely consumed with this investigation.
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