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Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:02 PM

Justice won't prosecute Holder for contempt

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Source: AP

Justice won't prosecute Holder for contempt

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has declared that Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to withhold information about a bungled gun-tracking operation from Congress does not constitute a crime and he won't be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.


In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, the department says that it will not bring the congressional contempt citation against Holder to a federal grand jury and that it will take no other action to prosecute the attorney general.

Deputy Attorney General James Cole says the decision is in line with long-standing Justice Department practice across administrations of both political parties.



Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/justice-wont-prosecute-holder-1466963.html



link to the letter...sorry about the source
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2012/06/29/letter-from-justice-department-to-boehner-on-holder-contempt-vote/

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Reply Justice won't prosecute Holder for contempt (Original post)
maddezmom Jun 2012 OP
sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #1
bupkus Jun 2012 #2
cyberswede Jun 2012 #11
NYC Liberal Jun 2012 #3
aggiesal Jun 2012 #4
hue Jun 2012 #23
aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #5
Beer Snob-50 Jun 2012 #6
robinlynne Jun 2012 #7
rtracey Jun 2012 #8
Booster Jun 2012 #30
Blue Owl Jun 2012 #9
The Last Democrat Jun 2012 #10
ladym55 Jun 2012 #12
bupkus Jun 2012 #13
maddezmom Jun 2012 #14
bupkus Jun 2012 #16
Politicub Jun 2012 #26
Grassy Knoll Jun 2012 #15
Swede Atlanta Jun 2012 #17
coldbeer Jun 2012 #18
maddezmom Jun 2012 #21
Iliyah Jun 2012 #19
BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #20
allan01 Jun 2012 #22
Tx4obama Jun 2012 #24
maddezmom Jun 2012 #25
Turbineguy Jun 2012 #27
liberal N proud Jun 2012 #28
maddezmom Jun 2012 #29
just1voice Jun 2012 #31
glinda Jun 2012 #32

Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:04 PM

1. Please hand your local Repuke a case of nails. I'm sure they spit out

all they had yesterday and need a fresh supply.

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Response to bupkus (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:34 PM

11. +1

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:06 PM

3. Once again, Republicans would rather play political games than do something to help the country.

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:08 PM

4. You mean all this . . .

was just for political theater?

Issa did all this just to embarrass the President?

I don't believe it. I simple can't believe it.

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Response to aggiesal (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:02 PM

23. They must do as they are told-->their "LOYALTY OATH" to the 1%

I think the oligarchy planned to "shoot down" President Obama re: ACA and then Holder (all in one day) yesterday.
Too bad their plans were foiled!!

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:14 PM

5. Republicans dont have to change the look of constipation on their faces from yesterday

but then permanent morbid constipation is a permanent Republican condition.

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:16 PM

6. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT GOING TO SETTLE WELL WITH THE REPUBLICANS...

the justice department is just covering up for their boss AG Holder.

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:20 PM

7. neh neh neh neh neh. take that!

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:26 PM

8. unbelievable

What a huge waste of time and I'm sure tax payer money. I can see the repubs doing this to waste money, thats their game, but some dems voted to hold Holder in contempt too. I believe the DNC should tell every democrat that voted for Holders contempt they will NOT be receiving funds from DNC for reelection.

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Response to rtracey (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 07:40 PM

30. Best idea I've heard all day. Why should our donations go to these bastards for re-election. I

just hope they get voted out of office. Scums.

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:29 PM

9. Welcome back Friday News Dump

And nice to see the GOP on the shitty end of the stick!

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:32 PM

10. HOW MUCH

money did the Republicans waste on that vote yesterday????

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:39 PM

12. Wait, wait ...

Does this mean that this was all partisan political theater?????

I'm shocked I tell ya, just shocked.

I love how the chuckleheads who keep telling me that government needs to run "like a business" are the ones who do the damnedest to screw up their job and cost this nation money. If the government WERE run like a business, Issa, Boehner, Cantor, and company would be on the chopping block for incompetence.

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Response to bupkus (Reply #13)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:43 PM

14. well done by James Cole

thanks for posting it.

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Response to bupkus (Reply #13)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:17 PM

26. This is awesome stuff

Thanks for posting!!

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:44 PM

15. Now that's just salt in the wound.....

now isn't it. Fox Noise and the AM dial is exploding today.

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:46 PM

17. Given that the charges are totally contrived this doesn't surprise me...

I have contacted 14 of the 17 Democrats that voted to hold Holder in contempt. In some cases my only option was to fake out an address within the district. In 4 cases I got staffers on the phone. They were pleasant 20-somethings.

In one case I told the staffer, look, we are at war. You can spout off all about "holding Bush" to the same standard, etc. all day long. They are the enemy and we must rally our troops. Either you and your Congresscritter are with us or you are against us. Plain and simple. No niceties. Make a decision so we all know. Your boss made his decision yesterday. He is now the enemy.

But this is going to be interesting. Issa (the greasy lizard) holds Holder (more integrity in his little fingernail than Issa) in contempt. Justice must consider this charge. Justice says there is no basis for the charge. House now asks for an independent prosecutor. I don't recall if it is the President or Justice that makes that decision.

This is all election-year theatrics. Issa's gonads have shrunk to the size or peanuts and he is trying to make a name for himself. Let's hope the summer heat exhausts his excitement. If nothing else the fact that Boner boy has all but excused the House from any further work until Selection day, that shouldn't be a problem.

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:52 PM

18. it's 4:50p and i am watching martin bashir

he does not seem aware that Holder is acquitted (less then an hour ago). Is this
Friday afternoon? concealing news?

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Response to coldbeer (Reply #18)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 05:15 PM

21. I think he announced at the top of his show

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here is a link in GD
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002879208

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:54 PM

19. The Right have so much money

that they can move forward in the courts, although they may not want to cause if they do here's hoping for the BUSH papers!

Look at how much was spent on defeating ACA. Thats nothing to the billionaires.

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:55 PM

20. Issa is a waste of his skin and our time. n/t

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 05:30 PM

22. re:Justice won't prosecute Holder for contempt

what has the republican party done for u today ?

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:04 PM

24. Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) says he will have Eric Holder arrested

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Response to Tx4obama (Reply #24)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:15 PM

25. good luck with that Jason

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:19 PM

27. I smell another contempt hearing....

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:42 PM

28. Boehner is not having a good week.

Has the stock for Kleenex gone since Thursday?

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Response to liberal N proud (Reply #28)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:44 PM

29. not to mention the stock for the spray on tanners

all those tears and rubbing with the kleenex mean more applications of the orange stuff.

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 09:35 PM

31. All just part of the show, neatly packaged for TV viewing

 

The MSMedia creates emotional stories that weakly attempt to attract viewers, it's also known as propaganda.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda

--- Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position. Propaganda is usually repeated and dispersed over a wide variety of media in order to create the chosen result in audience attitudes.

As opposed to impartially providing information, propaganda, in its most basic sense, presents information primarily to influence an audience. Propaganda often presents facts selectively (thus possibly lying by omission) to encourage a particular synthesis, or uses loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented. The desired result is a change of the attitude toward the subject in the target audience to further a political agenda. Propaganda can be used as a form of political warfare. ---

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Response to maddezmom (Original post)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 11:54 AM

32. How much money did this cost the people? GOP should be cut off of funds for frivolous actions or

at least have to pay any money back. They are just into draining the coffers totally and bankrupting the Country while their buddies stockpile funds to take over.

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