Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) ruffled the feathers of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder when he suggested contempt (of Congress) was “not a big deal” to Holder. Holder responded, “You don’t want to go there, buddy. You don’t want to go there, okay?”
In fact, Holder is doing exactly what Gohmert claims: showing contempt for Congress, but just don’t point it out in public or he’ll get irate.
At issue was a request for documents in the DOJ’s case against the Holy Land Foundation, a designated terrorist group based in Texas, whose founders were convicted and sentenced for funneling money to Hamas.The men are now asking for a new trial, blaming their lawyers for their convictions. In February, the DOJ disputed their attorney’s claim, saying there was a “mountain of evidence” that proves the Islamic charity was controlled by Hamas.
“I was fairly specific to make sure that I got the documents that the Department of Justice handed over to people convicted of supporting terrorism. They’re terrorists. We’ve given them the documents,” Gohmert said.
Gohmert said the committee sent the Justice Department repeated requests for the documents that had been used to prosecute them but were only provided a link to “nearly 500 publicly available exhibits that were admitted into evidence” and instructed “to check the public access to court electronic records.”
Meanwhile, the requested documents were “put on discs and sent to Illinois,” so they are easily available – “just not to members of Congress,” Gohmert said.
“Attorney General, I’ve read in the 5th Circuit opinion, about 9600 summaries of transcripts of conversations that the Justice Department had that were made available to attorneys for the terrorists,” Gohmert said. “I still do not understand why your department can provide documents to terrorists’ lawyers, and many of them to four out of eight of the terrorists, and not provide them to members of Congress.”
“Sir, I’ve read you what your department promised, and it is inadequate, and I realize that contempt is not a big deal to our attorney general, but it is important that we have proper oversight,” Gohmert said.
Source: CNS News
JUST DO IT JAIL INCLUDE BHO
truth sucks eric
HANG THIS SCUMBAG.
I can’t believe how many people from the President on down through the cabinet have violated the law so strongly that they could be put in prison and the legal members of our congress have not impeached and prosecuted them!!!!! There is more here that is wrong that we don’t know about and someone is going to have to break it and put these people away now!!!!!
HANG THAT TREASONOUS MURDERING MUSLIM SON OF A BITCH ERIC HOLDER !!~
What do you expect from a fool?
They think they are above the law and it looks like they are getting away with it. The congress and senate are doing nothing. and the FBI will do nothing too. So what are we the people going to do about this I can tell you I plan on voting every one from Maryland out of the Senate and Congress and replacing them with people that will do what they are to do represent the people and not themselves and their friends
What a piece of work……………. Holder is a chump plain and simple. Also a very poor excuse for an AG.
ABOVE THE LAW ARROGANCE.
Holder is a Nazi $#%&!@* He thinks just like his boss Obama they are above the law and can make there own