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Poll: Eric Holder Contempt Vote Merited? Or House Too Fast, Furious?
Thursday vote was historic—first time a U.S. attorney general was held in contempt of Congress.
When House Republicans, led by North County Rep. Darrell Issa, voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, it was the first time in history that a U.S. attorney general has been sanctioned this way in Congress.
Issa led an 18-month investigation into Holder’s role in the Justice Department's botched Fast and Furious operation. Holder fired back, calling the vote a “regrettable culmination of what became a misguided and politically motivated investigation.” Who is right?
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