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Oct 21, 2022 · When Holder was held in contempt during Obama's tenure, it was the first time that Congress had sanctioned a sitting member of a president's cabinet. His citation came after he...
Jun 28, 2012 · Speaker John Boehner said the contempt vote was necessary to defend Congress’ constitutional oversight authority and to get to the bottom of a botched gun-smuggling investigation that...
Oct 21, 2022 · Before and after a federal judge sentenced ex-White House strategist Steve Bannon to four months behind bars, several conservative politicians and talking heads circulated the name of Eric Holder, the first attorney general to be held in contempt of Congress.
By a straight party-line vote, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Barr in contempt of Congress. What did Pelosi think when Barr’s predecessor, Eric Holder, refused to divulge...
Jun 28, 2012 · For the first time ever, one of the legislative branch’s two chambers voted to hold a member of a President’s cabinet—Attorney General Eric Holder—in contempt of Congress.
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Jun 20, 2012 · The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted along party lines Wednesday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena in...
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Jun 29, 2012 · When the House voted Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress, more than 100 Democrats walked out, denouncing the vote as a political sham.
