House committee holds AG Holder in contempt
Thursday, June 21, 2012
WASHINGTON -- Setting up a potential constitutional confrontation, a Republican-controlled House panel voted Wednesday to cite Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt of Congress, just hours after President Barack Obama invoked executive privilege to withhold documents demanded by the committee.
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