Congressman Darrell Issa

Gunrunner: Darrell Issa doesn’t bring Contempt charges against Eric Holder

By mpinkeyes on | From americaswatchtower.com

At the end of January Darrell Issa sent Eric Holder a letter demanding him to comply with his subpoena and provide the Oversight Committee with the requested documents related to the deadly Operation Fast and Furious scandal by February 9th or face a Contempt of Congress charge.

Well, February 9th has come and gone and yet Eric Holder faces no Contempt of Congress charge because Darrell Issa has backed down an given Eric Holder yet more time to comply with the subpoena. As if a year weren’t enough time to comply in the first place.

So what is the new line in the sand date? Well, there is none. Darrell Issa has given Eric Holder no date to which he must comply before issuing Contempt of Congress charges, and it appears as if he has dropped the possibility of charging Eric Holder for Contempt and Holder will be able to continue stonewalling the investigation for as long as he wishes.

This is very disappointing news to say the least and it now looks like the fix just might be in and the rumors about John Boehner’s deal with the “Justice” Department might be true. After all this time the Oversight Committee may be about to let Eric Holder off the hook by letting him place the blame on his underlings. At this point it seems as if Darrell Issa and John Boehner have as much respect for the sacrifice Brian Terry made, as well as the feelings of his family, as does Eric Holder.

The only other possibility I see for this decision is the possibility that Darrell Issa wants this investigation to drag into the general election so that it can be used as a campaign issue in the fall, but I find that to be highly unlikely.