Issa to Obama: Either you’re involved in Fast and Furious or your executive privilege claim is unjustified

In a letter obtained by The Daily Caller, House oversight committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa pressed President Barack Obama directly on his assertion of executive privilege over documents related to Operation Fast and Furious. “[Y]our privilege assertion means one of two things,” Issa wrote to the president in a letter dated June 25. “Either you…

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White House refers to Issa’s analysis of Fast & Furious as ‘absurd’

A challenge to President Obama using executive privilege in the investigation into the federal government’s failed Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation was met Tuesday with a strong White House response in which a spokesman referred to the probe as “absurd.” The challenge was made Monday in a letter from GOP Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of…

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Executive Privilege

This morning, the White House asserted executive privilege over documents related to Operation ‘Fast and Furious,’ per Attorney General Eric Holder’s request. Following this move, Judge Napolitano warned that we may be on the “precipice of a constitutional confrontation between the executive branch, the White House, and the Congress.” Executive privilege, in its definition, provides…

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Holder Shows Up Empty-Handed To Issa Meeting, Chooses Path Toward Contempt Of Congress

House oversight committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa said Tuesday evening that his committee plans to move forward with contempt of Congress proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday if he continues to not produce promised documents. Issa, Holder, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Pat Leahy, Rep. Elijah Cummings and Deputy Attorney General James Cole met…

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