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
Like Rebecca said
Not enforcing the laws of the Constitution is a CAPITAL CRIME:
Article 6 Cl. 2&3 very clearly established supremacy of the Constitution as written! SCOTUS is bound by the Constitution! Any deviation from it as written is clearly sedition! Legislative failure to enforce that fact is aiding & abetting sedition, not enforcing the Constitution! The ruling federal executive, legislative, and judicial majority is engaged in treason!
Clause 3 absolutely binds all legislators, judges (including SCOTUS), executives, etc, EVERYWHERE WITHOUT EXCEPTION OR IMMUNITY to the Constitution. Their oath/duty of office requires defending it without any mental reservation. Federal officials and courts (especially DOJ Holder) are lawlessly stepping on lower courts and law enforcement! State/local civil damage actions and injunctions by jury are irrevocable per Amendment 7! The same is true with local criminal charges & jury trials (breach of oath/duty, violating individual rights, etc. within a given district). Any official who obstructs justice joins the crime and liability (Obama issued immunity to Holder so he can continue violating the Constitution and obstruct laws of the land)! BOTH are committing treason!
SCOTUS has usurped their powers repeatedly to pervert and destroy the clearly defined words of supreme law! That is sedition, breach of oath/duty, and treason by the definition of our language, as written. The Constitution is a guarantee written for the people, not for lawyers or traitors.
Judges incorrectly rule on precedence, instead of Constitution and law! The issue is getting justice wherever damage occurs, by a
judge and jury, WITHOUT federal judge and appellate court agendas that deny justice by delay, extreme cost, and even denying plaintiff presence! WE MUST FIGHT FOR JUSTICE in local affordable courts! Millions have died to defend our Constitution. That’s why treason (overthrowing the Constitution) is a capital crime! ** PASS THIS ON! **
holder is nothing but a criminal,violation of oath and treason against the people and america,and holder yes we due you are not above the law,at some time we will charge all you traitors and line you all up against the wall to be shot
holder needs to be removed from his position and charged with dderildiction of duty
To put it More Accurately….PATHETIC!! If not, Laughable!!
sounds like a threat doesn’t it. Will the Congressman have his tax return audited?
Let Him Go.
i do, holder, your a communist, and a jerk.
Let’s face it, he & this entire administration has contempt for EVERYTHING the US stands for, as well as the Constitution.
Amen Mark Cherry!