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in 2012 us attorney general eric holder was charged with contempt of congress. after refusing to release documents detailing the obama administration's handling of the fast and furious covert operation scandal. holder, like many before him, invoked executive privilege to justify hiding the negotiations because they were negotiations. executive power, he was accused of criminal contempt, but everything was pointless, nothing happened to eric holder, on the contrary, he became even more popular in washington. his cocktail schedule never stopped for a day. the d.c. prosecutor relied on a long-standing practice of not pursuing contempt charges to get holder off the hook because, again, he invoked executive privilege. this is a dark area of the constitution, no one has ever been prosecuted for this. of course, who was in charge , holder refused to prosecute him, and then barack obama also used privilege to protect him. that's what happened then. fast forward to fast forward 11 years when steve bennen tried much the same thing. bennen, of course, was president trump
in 2012 us attorney general eric holder was charged with contempt of congress. after refusing to release documents detailing the obama administration's handling of the fast and furious covert operation scandal. holder, like many before him, invoked executive privilege to justify hiding the negotiations because they were negotiations. executive power, he was accused of criminal contempt, but everything was pointless, nothing happened to eric holder, on the contrary, he became even more popular...
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in 2012 , us attorney general eric holder was charged with contempt of congress.elease documents detailing the obama administration's handling of the covert operation fast and furious scandal. holder, like many before him, referred to... the executive branch is a murky area constitution, no one has ever been prosecuted for this. of course, holder's justice department refused to prosecute him, and then barack obama also used his privileges to... protect him, that's what happened then. fast forward 11 years when steve bannen tried much the same thing. benon, of course, was president trump's chief political strategist. and after he tried it, a federal judge ordered him to report to prison early next month. he was convicted on two counts charges of contempt of congress. why? because he did the same thing as eric holder and ignored a congressional subpoena, in this case from the committee on the january 6 case. he also took advantage. in the south china sea. so, in my thirties i served my country on a destroyer, in my eighties i will serve my country in a federal priso
in 2012 , us attorney general eric holder was charged with contempt of congress.elease documents detailing the obama administration's handling of the covert operation fast and furious scandal. holder, like many before him, referred to... the executive branch is a murky area constitution, no one has ever been prosecuted for this. of course, holder's justice department refused to prosecute him, and then barack obama also used his privileges to... protect him, that's what happened then. fast...
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i happen to agree with eric holder. i think, in my estimation, anita, the president was ill-prepared for the gentleman standing opposite him. didn't need to have all the data points. what he needed to do was look at the president and say, "you're a liar." look at the camera and say, "he is a raliar." reinforce the narratives you talk about around those issues. what i'm telling you is about the future. what he is telling you is a lie. is that going to be part of the recovery of this, to sort of, to eric's ofpoint, get the preside out there, show donald trump to be the liar and charlatan that he is, both in his personal capacity as a candidate and as he was as a president? >> michael, that's a great point. what youel saw in north carolin yesterday was exactly that. >> mm-hmm. >> which was, here's who i am. here's what i believe. here's who he is. you know, i think it's being lost on a lot of reporters in the chattering class that donald trump turned in a performance in which, three times, he refused to say he would accept
i happen to agree with eric holder. i think, in my estimation, anita, the president was ill-prepared for the gentleman standing opposite him. didn't need to have all the data points. what he needed to do was look at the president and say, "you're a liar." look at the camera and say, "he is a raliar." reinforce the narratives you talk about around those issues. what i'm telling you is about the future. what he is telling you is a lie. is that going to be part of the recovery...
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in fact eric holder knows his history he knows the nixon case already established some of that precedentst in civil cases and a lot of us expect that they'll extend that to criminal cases. >> todd: so how should ultimately -- you say what you think they will do. how should this court rule. put yourself on it for a moment, matt. how should they rule? >> well, remember i'm not an elite harvard or yale grad. i'm a state school iowa law school. i'm not sure i'm qualified, at least under the modern definition but i'll take a stab at it todd. i think what they should do is they should say that presidents do have immunity. that our founding fathers intended them to not make decisions with fear that they would be prosecuted by the next administration. so i think they should say that that the outer bounds of presidential immunity are all the official acts that can be contemplated in a president's job under the constitution. you heard that in the oral arguments tovmentd you remember when there was a lot of back and forth but it was pretty clear that many of the justices were coming out that there
in fact eric holder knows his history he knows the nixon case already established some of that precedentst in civil cases and a lot of us expect that they'll extend that to criminal cases. >> todd: so how should ultimately -- you say what you think they will do. how should this court rule. put yourself on it for a moment, matt. how should they rule? >> well, remember i'm not an elite harvard or yale grad. i'm a state school iowa law school. i'm not sure i'm qualified, at least under...
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joining our conversation, eric holder is here. thank you so much for making time for us today. >> thank you for having me, nicolle. didn't want to review fast and furious, but that is probably a good place to start this conversation. >> well, and i read about it myself. i've never said this on tv, but i first read, when i had written a novel and chris wallace was a friend of mine and invited me to come on the program and to mention the book and he said we're talking about fast and furious. and i said what is that. and he said read in, our audience is fired up about it and i regular googling and reading it, it's an example as any of the injection of politics, pulling the levers of congressional allies to do something that had never been done before and then softening the tear rain with conservative media and activists. and i wonder what you make of what trump is promising to do in a second term to the department that you once led. >> yeah, to a department that i once led and that i love dearly. i spent nearly 20 years of my career
joining our conversation, eric holder is here. thank you so much for making time for us today. >> thank you for having me, nicolle. didn't want to review fast and furious, but that is probably a good place to start this conversation. >> well, and i read about it myself. i've never said this on tv, but i first read, when i had written a novel and chris wallace was a friend of mine and invited me to come on the program and to mention the book and he said we're talking about fast and...
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b1 former obama attorney general eric holder is concerned over the coming decision on trump's potentialnything less than a decision that says a president should be held to the law just like any other american citizen should be, anything other than that is absurd. straighten me out for a second. what the supreme court will decide on his presidential immunity for official acts, putting limits on that immunity. have i got that right? >> you've got that right. if you listen to the arguments, what you heard is the court wrestling with where to draw this line. all we have is the nixon case regarding a civil matter is that suggested it was a very broad presidential immunity but in this case i am worried that the left because they are always tactful and there's no strategy are going to draw a line like eric holder does which essentially makes every future president make decisions in space of thinking through what is going to happen next, am i going to be prosecuted by the next administration for making a decision that well within my constitutional duties. you are going to see the court much mor
b1 former obama attorney general eric holder is concerned over the coming decision on trump's potentialnything less than a decision that says a president should be held to the law just like any other american citizen should be, anything other than that is absurd. straighten me out for a second. what the supreme court will decide on his presidential immunity for official acts, putting limits on that immunity. have i got that right? >> you've got that right. if you listen to the arguments,...
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holder in fact, over to the united states congress.ed.the then attorney general, holder had lied to this body and the chairman of the committee andely was held in contempt on a bipartisan basis with 12 members of the other party voting for that contempt. and after we managed to get the equilibrium this i call, mr. speaker on this body and all mp to the standard that we learned in 2007 when a white house, then of a republican, refuseder a witness. then in 2012 whengeneral claimed that we were not entitled to the best documents we were entitled to the documents related to fast and furious led. and he failed based on ajuga by then president obama. why? because this body does hav right to seek all of the evidence -- best evidence it believes, not the other sideelelieves. there has been no call for in camera review, no. once again we are to take the word of an at for the current president that there ishi a lot of television over the years. i am not going to believe these are not the detroits we are looking f droids we are looking for. this cou
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what attorney general eric holder talked about was the unimaginable. which is that the court issues decisions that gives the presidency some form of criminal immunity. i don't think that they're going to go that far. but it is certainly possible and they may carve out a small area where they do think that's true. where the president has exclusive powers. but i don't think they're going to say that he can, for instance, order s.e.a.l. team six to kill a political adversary to use an example that came up in the court of appeals. >> as a matter of fact, we also have the sound of justice sotomayor using that exact type -- take a listen. >> exactly. >> if the president decides that his rival is a corrupt person, and he orders the military or orders someone to assassinate him, is that within his official acts, that for which he can get immunity? >> it would depend on the hypothetical and we can see that could well be an official act. >> it could and why? because he is doing it for personal reasons. >> okay. so that should be absolutely chilling and your form
what attorney general eric holder talked about was the unimaginable. which is that the court issues decisions that gives the presidency some form of criminal immunity. i don't think that they're going to go that far. but it is certainly possible and they may carve out a small area where they do think that's true. where the president has exclusive powers. but i don't think they're going to say that he can, for instance, order s.e.a.l. team six to kill a political adversary to use an example that...
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eric holder back in 2012, because he refused to turn over documents.and furious guns scandal, which was a big republican political focus at that time. then there was bill barr who defied a house oversight committee subpoena for documents related to changes to the us census that might not sound political, but actually the census is one of the most political areas that congress often deals with. >> and then now we have eric garland. now, garland has been a very aggressive in saying it's this house that is undermining the rule of law in the system. but look, there's a track record here going back to 2012. now, congress has the right to put someone in congress in contempt that doesn't comply with the things they do, right? and they can request any documents that are related to in the language of the law is very clear legitimate legislative purpose. that's the background here. the problem is that they have the thing that they're claiming that they want in the form of a transcript, all those other instances certainly, eric holder and william barr, involved d
eric holder back in 2012, because he refused to turn over documents.and furious guns scandal, which was a big republican political focus at that time. then there was bill barr who defied a house oversight committee subpoena for documents related to changes to the us census that might not sound political, but actually the census is one of the most political areas that congress often deals with. >> and then now we have eric garland. now, garland has been a very aggressive in saying it's...
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the then attorney general, eric holder, had lied to this body and the chairman of the committee and ultimatelympt on a bipartisan basis with 12 members of the other party voting for that contempt. and after a long period of time, we managed to get the equilibrium this body deserves. i call, mr. speaker, on this body and all my colleagues today to live up toheat we learned in 2007 when a white house, then of a republican, refused to deliver a witness. then in 2012 the attorney general claimed that we were not entitled to the best documents we sought we were entitled to the documents related to fast and furious he believed were appropriate. he failed. and he failed based on ajuga pointed by then president obama. why? because this body does have the obligation and the right to seek all of the evidence -- best evidence it believes, not the other side believes. it believes. there has been no call for in camera review, no call for compromise. once again we are to take the word of an attorney general working for the current president that there is nothing there. i watch a lot of television over the y
the then attorney general, eric holder, had lied to this body and the chairman of the committee and ultimatelympt on a bipartisan basis with 12 members of the other party voting for that contempt. and after a long period of time, we managed to get the equilibrium this body deserves. i call, mr. speaker, on this body and all my colleagues today to live up toheat we learned in 2007 when a white house, then of a republican, refused to deliver a witness. then in 2012 the attorney general claimed...
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eric holder showing a complete lack of self-awareness, worried about what a politicized justice department would look like and in doing so betrayed the exact playbook the left uses against their enemies. watch this. >> if the president told a compliant attorney general i don't like what this congressman said about me or did about me, open an investigation on that person. that attorney general could tell a compliant attorney to do just that and then to just look through that person's life and look through anything that you possibly can find. who's to say what you find in any person's life that might run afoul. the mere fact of an investigation of a person who is a public figure can be reputation ruining, can be politically damaging, not even if we find anything just the fact that the investigation itself exists. >> jesse: it's almost like you've done this before. this country can smell injustice. they are using the entire system to keep the man down. some people can relates. >> what you see is the significance of... >> i see them identifying with trump. >> why do you say that? >> they've go
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. >> the first time was 2014, eric go holder under obama, refusing to turn over documents related to the fast and furious gunrunning sting then the second time in 2019, attorney general bill barr under trump for refusing to turn over the full unredacted mahler report. and now possibly america, ireland is this just the new normal if you're going to be an attorney general, you're probably going to get held in contempt of congress three out of five. >> i think you have to get ready for that. i mean, what they're trying to do is trip-up joe biden i mean, the description if the description had not been that he was an elderly man et cetera. with a poor memory, none of this would be going on. let's be honest about it. what they're trying to do is look at listened to him and see if he sounds like an elderly man, and then use that against him either in an ad et or, or whatever. i mean, this has nothing to do with substance. >> well, let me just say, i mean, we all have eyes and ears and we see joe biden speaking and he likely announced at one and he's an elderly man. >> said, what are you goi
. >> the first time was 2014, eric go holder under obama, refusing to turn over documents related to the fast and furious gunrunning sting then the second time in 2019, attorney general bill barr under trump for refusing to turn over the full unredacted mahler report. and now possibly america, ireland is this just the new normal if you're going to be an attorney general, you're probably going to get held in contempt of congress three out of five. >> i think you have to get ready for...
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hillary and obama and eric holder are all behind bars. this is the sitting president. can you imagine if biden posted a picture like that? this party is based to where they want to lock up anthony fauci. they will lock up everyone. and blame them because they think everyone else is like them. ironically, joe biden has gone out of his way to not be involved in this. there democrats urging joe biden to speak more about his criminal conviction. he should be posting on twitter every morning and every night that my opponent is a felon. the great irony of this party that is about locking people up, we don't have the words. >> do not go anywhere. coming up next another supreme court flag controversy, including the choice by justice alito to blame his wife. liberty mutual customized my car insurance and i saved hundreds. that's great. i know, i've bee telling everyone. baby: liberty. oh! baby: liberty. how many people did you tell? only pay for what you need. jingle: ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ baby: ♪ liberty. ♪ an alternative to pills, voltaren is a clinically proven arth
hillary and obama and eric holder are all behind bars. this is the sitting president. can you imagine if biden posted a picture like that? this party is based to where they want to lock up anthony fauci. they will lock up everyone. and blame them because they think everyone else is like them. ironically, joe biden has gone out of his way to not be involved in this. there democrats urging joe biden to speak more about his criminal conviction. he should be posting on twitter every morning and...
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it played part of the interview with eric holder yesterday.ern is also one that can be pretty well established at this point. >> yeah, so first of all, i want to point out that when we talk about gifts and we talk about disclosure, we have shifted a long way. the question is not just why haven't these gives me disclosed, but why are they accepting them. when andrew weissman was a federal prosecutor, i couldn't buy him dinner without him violating the gift rules. so we need to be asking the question why are they accepting the gifts. so to answer your question about the voting rights, we haven't seen a pro voting decision out of the supreme court in a really long time. we have seen cases where we have won, but that's largely to maintain the status quo. so my team won the big alabama case last term in the supreme court. but that was just preserving a voting rights victory that had been won at the trial court. we also won last term the independent legislature theory case. but that was a fringe right wing theory that people were afraid they were go
it played part of the interview with eric holder yesterday.ern is also one that can be pretty well established at this point. >> yeah, so first of all, i want to point out that when we talk about gifts and we talk about disclosure, we have shifted a long way. the question is not just why haven't these gives me disclosed, but why are they accepting them. when andrew weissman was a federal prosecutor, i couldn't buy him dinner without him violating the gift rules. so we need to be asking...
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the foremost attorney general eric holder -- former attorney general eric holder saying he was my firstwrote and is a connection my humility indecency and real accomplishment with the ultimate positive defining chareric holder writing on twitr our previous caller talking about military heroes just from the 80th anniversary of the d-day landgs in normandy, france on june 7, it was president bide traveled there to give a speech about america in the world today but taking the time to honor mitary heroes. here are some of what he had to say on june 7. [veo c>> it's not just honor tho showed such remarkable bravery on that day it's to listen to the echoes of their voices, to he■u them because they are summoningthey ask us what would, they are not asking us to scale theseff, they are asking us to stay true to what america stands for. they're not asking us to give or risk our lives but they arare fn our country more than ourselves. us to do to aggression abroad and at home , it requires something bigger than ourselves. >>e■0 president biden back on je 7 the day after the official 80th annivers
the foremost attorney general eric holder -- former attorney general eric holder saying he was my firstwrote and is a connection my humility indecency and real accomplishment with the ultimate positive defining chareric holder writing on twitr our previous caller talking about military heroes just from the 80th anniversary of the d-day landgs in normandy, france on june 7, it was president bide traveled there to give a speech about america in the world today but taking the time to honor mitary...
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holder, the first sitting cabinet member being held in contempt of congress. and in the cases, then president trump and president obama exerted authority over the committee. aishah: thank you. griff: democrats are demanding sanctions for controversial supreme court justices making the high court, its rulings and conservative justices a plank in their election platform this fall. and chad pergum has more. >> and on the conservative justices. >> justice alito is an insurrectionist sympathizer joined by his right wing buddy, clarence thomas. >> democrats accuse clarence thomas and samuel alito of questionable ethics. thomas for lauvish get aways. >> he had done it on their time, my lord. >> alito for controversial flags flying at his homes. the legacy of the roberts court will be one of unchecked corruption. >> and lawyers say ethics rules don't require him to report such trips as long as they don't have businesses before the court. alito says his wife flew the flags and the republicans say the democrats' complaints are what needles the left. >> and the democrats
holder, the first sitting cabinet member being held in contempt of congress. and in the cases, then president trump and president obama exerted authority over the committee. aishah: thank you. griff: democrats are demanding sanctions for controversial supreme court justices making the high court, its rulings and conservative justices a plank in their election platform this fall. and chad pergum has more. >> and on the conservative justices. >> justice alito is an insurrectionist...
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here is former attorney general eric holder. >> i'm very concerned about what the former president said he's going to do, steve bannon, what he says he's going to do and i take them at their word. i think we've learned from the first term, open investigations, use the law in ways that's inconsistent with the neutral way in which the justice department is supposed to operate. >> joining me now is joyce spence, former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst, and hugo low, senior political correspondent with the guardian. joyce, our trump supporters already responding to his retribution variant call? >> you know the problem with this is there is appropriate response and inappropriate response, political advocacy, always appropriate in this country but you never know when someone on the fringe will be motivated to violence by some of these words and that's the real risk that prosecutors are trying to avoid by keeping the gag order in place and hopefully imposing concern for consequences like the potential for incarceration on behalf of the former president. >> and to that point, in the hush m
here is former attorney general eric holder. >> i'm very concerned about what the former president said he's going to do, steve bannon, what he says he's going to do and i take them at their word. i think we've learned from the first term, open investigations, use the law in ways that's inconsistent with the neutral way in which the justice department is supposed to operate. >> joining me now is joyce spence, former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst, and hugo low, senior...
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and then, of course, you have, remember, eric holder in the biden administration he was in contempt of they did nothing. now merrick garland is in contempt of congress and i think it's important for republicans to say that if you guys try weaponize the political system against your enemies, then we're actually going to follow the law. weaver going to do what we have to do and you are going to suffer the consequence force breaking the law. >> laura: what did holder suffer? >> nothing. >> laura: isn't he speaking at harvard tonight? i'm just making it up. he has not suffered at all. probably upped his speaking fees. >> this is unfortunately the standard that too many establishment republicans have allowed that democrats are allowed to break the law, no consequences. that has to stop. and if we have learned anything from the lawfare against donald trump, we have to learn that unless republicans fight back against this stuff, it's going to keep on hang. >> laura: garland said there is no legitimate oversight interest in the audio recordings, y'all had the transcript, congress had the trans
and then, of course, you have, remember, eric holder in the biden administration he was in contempt of they did nothing. now merrick garland is in contempt of congress and i think it's important for republicans to say that if you guys try weaponize the political system against your enemies, then we're actually going to follow the law. weaver going to do what we have to do and you are going to suffer the consequence force breaking the law. >> laura: what did holder suffer? >>...
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the departments under bill barr and eric holder sent almost identical letters to congress, decliningcharge them as well. ♪ faces ramped up rocket attacks from hezbollah terrorists in lebanon, negotiations are dragging on concerning a proposed cease-fire in gaza. what was the u.s. navy's full attention is the ceaseless barrage of houthi attacks on key shipping lanes. correspondent alex hogan reports tonight from london. election el>> fire along israelr wages new attacks lebanon. the solution may be to the south. >> a cease-fire in gaza would be the best way in our assessment to advance a meaningful resolution in the north. >> peace talks are underway although president biden at the g-7 warns. >> i haven't lost hope. >> until then, the war drags on. today in central gaza, palestinians searched for rubble of this building. one man carried away a child covered in ash. washington is now sanctioning an israeli group of violent extremists for blocking aid into the strip. the state department called on the israeli government to do more, writing: we will not tolerate acts of sabotage and viol
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former attorney general eric holder worrying that the delayed decision can make for a "dangerous outcomeident can violate the american criminal law if he or she is doing something in their official capacity. that is an absurd and dangerous conclusion. and i'm worried given the length of time it has taken for the supreme court to decide this case that something along those lines might come out of the supreme court. >> the supreme court will issue more opinions on wednesday of next week. we, of course, will be watching for it all. >>> i've got two special guests to break it down for us. jessica levinson professor of law and loyola law school and msnbc columnist and a federal prosecutor and legally fairs columnist for "politico." jessica, good to see you. a more magnanimous decision. oral arguments november 7, 2023. multiple concurrences, one lone dissent from justice thomas. thoughts on the supreme court make dragging out release of this immunity decision? >> well, i think this is a complicated case because they made it complicated. they changed the question presented. we heard this. you h
former attorney general eric holder worrying that the delayed decision can make for a "dangerous outcomeident can violate the american criminal law if he or she is doing something in their official capacity. that is an absurd and dangerous conclusion. and i'm worried given the length of time it has taken for the supreme court to decide this case that something along those lines might come out of the supreme court. >> the supreme court will issue more opinions on wednesday of next...
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holder have been cited and nothing happened. this cover-up adds to the growing belief that this president is not up to the job. frankly with two wars and innovation across the border, it is frightening. the second hour of "varney" just getting started. ♪. stuart: liz peek, welcome back to the show, have i gone too far is it a national security issue the president cognitive decline. absolutely, imagine we all try to imagine what the hour-long conversations are like that he has with president xi or in the old days of vladimir putin, what do we think he's saying the president xi and the conversations, we never get a really good readout on those but going back to the merrick garland, how many times has he said no one is above the law, how often has he talked about the dangers of weaponizing contempt charges, peter navarro, the trade advisor under president trump, steve bannon of advisor in the white house are in jail because of contempt charges, no one is above the law except merrick garland, he talks about how criticizing the depar
holder have been cited and nothing happened. this cover-up adds to the growing belief that this president is not up to the job. frankly with two wars and innovation across the border, it is frightening. the second hour of "varney" just getting started. ♪. stuart: liz peek, welcome back to the show, have i gone too far is it a national security issue the president cognitive decline. absolutely, imagine we all try to imagine what the hour-long conversations are like that he has with...
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merrick garland is proving to be eric holder to do auto, you know what he said during the obama administration when he served as attorney general, he was obama's wingmen which is not the role of an attorney general and now garland is biden's wingmen because ask yourself, why is he bending over backwards to make sure the state does not see the light of day? is it really that back? we know he couldn't remember the years he was vice president and i was only eight years north the year when his son died so donald trump talks about the swamp, guys like garland who are not doing their jobs and you see everything through a political prism to expand their own power in washington while prosecuting trump over times in manhattan no one can explain but it's backfiring, just look at the polls. none for biden after the conviction. >> he appeared to be against slurring his words and let's listen to cnn's jake tapper, there's no basis for them not to turn over the audiotape. watch that. >> was criticized in the private sector to invest. 96% of the investment. >> no basis for the justice department to not give
merrick garland is proving to be eric holder to do auto, you know what he said during the obama administration when he served as attorney general, he was obama's wingmen which is not the role of an attorney general and now garland is biden's wingmen because ask yourself, why is he bending over backwards to make sure the state does not see the light of day? is it really that back? we know he couldn't remember the years he was vice president and i was only eight years north the year when his son...
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holder during the obama administration and then of course bill barr during the trump administration,the doj prosecute the head of it is certainly something we've never seen before and do not expect to happen now. >> meanwhile, tomorrow's visit by trump will be the first on capitol hill since his conviction. what's he going to be doing there? >> reporter: meeting with republicans on the house side and senate side. we've asked several republicans what they want to hear from him. listen to what chip roy said. roy backed desantis during the primary. watch. >> i want to hear him giving direction about where we're headed, the agenda for the american people struggling with inflation, can't afford houses, can't afford food. go through their hard working days and lives. i think we'll hear the president talk about those issues and number one securing the border of the united states when this president won't. >> reporter: you should look at trump's visit as republicans falling in line, despite the legal troubles, despite the primary, despite any concerns they have about trump at the top of the
holder during the obama administration and then of course bill barr during the trump administration,the doj prosecute the head of it is certainly something we've never seen before and do not expect to happen now. >> meanwhile, tomorrow's visit by trump will be the first on capitol hill since his conviction. what's he going to be doing there? >> reporter: meeting with republicans on the house side and senate side. we've asked several republicans what they want to hear from him....
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most recently in 2019 former attorney general bill barr eric holder became the first ag to be held inses trump in a bomb exerted that executive privilege over certain records sought by the house oversight committee. jon: madeleine rivera and washington thank you. for more on this let's bring in tennessee congressman tim a member of the house oversight committee. any surprise the biden department of justice does not want to prosecute or press charges against mr. biden's attorney general? >> absolutely not. this is very predictable. they have been a weaponize against the american people. you have pro-life protesters are being ambushed at night to buy t teams and directed by the department you have got mom's who were not liking and pornography is being shared with their kids. they have the audacity to question that in the justice department causing domestic terrorist. them and clearly weaponize against the american public and the justice department everyone wants a call at the swamp it's just a sewer. it all flows in and nothing flows out. merrick garland court should be held in contempt
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hol of course, you have eric holder and the obama administration committee was in contempt of congressdid nothing. merrick garland is in contempt of congress an d reporting forpoli americans to say if you tried to weaponized the political systemi against your enemies, we are actually going to followo do thw and do what we have to do. you will suffer the consequences for breaking the law. did olderatat suffer? >> nothing. >> laura: currently saying he's making it up? isn't suffer develop your >> this is unfortunately the standard from work republicans have allowed and the democratnseqs allowed to break e law with no consequences that has to stop. if we want anything with welfare against donald trump, republicans fight back against u the stop it willra keep on happening. governmente o interest in audio recordings ani you have the transcript, congress has the transcript and why do we need those recordings? to that what you say? h >> no oversight interest and the president of the united states handled high-pressure interviewe the crazy thing here, laura, executive privilege. the substance
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for me attorney general bill barr and eric holder were held in contempt of congress in both cases d.o.j. refused to prosecute them after former presidents trump and obama exercise executive privilege over certain records it. in addition the department has already released the transcript of the tapes. democrats and republicans with the audio to turn them into political attack ads. >> american garland a and the adjacent troves of information steve bannon and peter navarro thumb their nose at a lawful subpoena. they're going to jail as a result of it. >> florida congresswoman luna has interest a resolution for garland to passive goat directe sergeant and arms to rest garland himself. two legislative days to act on it. >> alrall right madeline, thanko much. arthel: eric, florida residents are still in cleanup mode. this is after strong storms dumped up to 20 inches of rain and its other parts of the state. i mean this looks insane. the downpours causing severe flooding. they are there for several days some streets around miami and fort lauderdale still have standing water today. officials s
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most recently 2019 former attorney general bill barth in 2012 eric holder became the first ag to be heldt obama exerted a executive privilege over certain records sought by the house oversight committee. civil right madeline thanks so much. arthel: that is going to do for us we are back tomorrow at noon eastern please join us then. in the meantime at 6:00 p.m. eastern today the fox report with jon scott. ♪ okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪) ♪ ♪ ♪ chewy, a citi client, uses citi's financial expertise to help drive its growth and keep its supply chain moving, so more pet parents can get everything they need... right when they need it. keeping more pets, and families, happy. ♪ for the love of moving our clients forward. for the love of progress. whether dad's vehicle is his prized possession or the family hauler... he needs to protect it. this father's day, give him the gift of weathertech. from laser
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the case of joe biden, these people, obama, eric holder, they're running the show.hey really believed they could keep this from the american people. i think the jig is up. >> when 70 million people or whatever the total viewing numbers saw for themselves and immediately, instinct wise, based on the split screen, it fell apart. rachel: and the clips on social media that young people are seeing. >> tomorrow's a big day, the support of the united states, they're expected to have an opinion issued tomorrow on donald trumps' immunity case stemming from the january 6th indictment from 2023. it's four federal charges related to you alleged interference in the 2020 election. trump's lawyers are arguing he can't be charged for any official acts, they're asking for blanket immunity, special council, prosecuting trump argues no one is above the law, including the president. this is going to come down to most likely the opinion's going to be issued, what is an official action, what is a personal action. they'll probably draw the distinction, suggesting he has immunity for offic
the case of joe biden, these people, obama, eric holder, they're running the show.hey really believed they could keep this from the american people. i think the jig is up. >> when 70 million people or whatever the total viewing numbers saw for themselves and immediately, instinct wise, based on the split screen, it fell apart. rachel: and the clips on social media that young people are seeing. >> tomorrow's a big day, the support of the united states, they're expected to have an...
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former attorney general eric holder made a similar point.ey're writing for the ages. he said no you're not. you're deciding a case. harry, shannon, thank you both so much for being here today on this story with us. >>> steve bannon is making one last attempt to stay out of prison. speaking of the supreme court. it's ten days away. we'll tell you about that next. y we'll tell you about that next ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop ozempic® and get medical help righ
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. >> former attorney general eric holder fears the decision could prevent former president trump from prosecuted in the election interference case. >> wait a minute, a president can violate the american criminal law, if he or she is doing something in their official capacity? that is an absurd and dangerous conclusion. >> carley: in addition to the election probe, trump has made the immunity claim on charges related to federal classified documents case and the events on january 6th. orders and opinions are expected to be released at 10:00 a.m. eastern time today. now to some trouble in pair bias. shocking security individual -- video out of honolulu would be robbers using a truck and train to try to steal an atm from a bank. the three masked suspects ran off after failing to get the cash box from the machine. e for effort? maybe not. a civil rights group says it will be taking legal action over a new state law in louisiana which requires the 10 commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms. the group argues the law violates the separation of church and state. louisiana'
. >> former attorney general eric holder fears the decision could prevent former president trump from prosecuted in the election interference case. >> wait a minute, a president can violate the american criminal law, if he or she is doing something in their official capacity? that is an absurd and dangerous conclusion. >> carley: in addition to the election probe, trump has made the immunity claim on charges related to federal classified documents case and the events on...
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holder in contempt under obama, and the justice department didn't prosecute him. so the congress is going to have to consider this alternative method which is suing in civil course just like the house sued president trump for his tax returns. that's the route they're going to have to go. elizabeth: john, we'll come to you later in the show. thank you so much. let's get right to oversight chair james comer. he was in on the action. chair comer, it's good to see you today. thanks for joining us tonight. we hear there was a lot of fighting between republicans and democrats about a holding merrick garreland in contempt of congress -- garland. can you tell us more about that and the fallout of this vote? >> yeah. mine, look -- i mean, look, this is another win for the constitution, this is another win for congressional oversight. much like our impeople. inquiry vote -- impeachment inquiry vote, we got a strong vote. unlike what the mainstream media a's reporting, the republicans in the house are unified in trying to hold people accountable in the government for not fol
holder in contempt under obama, and the justice department didn't prosecute him. so the congress is going to have to consider this alternative method which is suing in civil course just like the house sued president trump for his tax returns. that's the route they're going to have to go. elizabeth: john, we'll come to you later in the show. thank you so much. let's get right to oversight chair james comer. he was in on the action. chair comer, it's good to see you today. thanks for joining us...
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joining our conversation is the former attorney general, eric holder. >> i didn't want to review fastobably a good place to start this conversation. >> i've never said this on tv but i first read in when i had written on a novel and chris wallace was a friend of mine and he wanted me to come on a panel and he said we are talking about fast and furious i said what's that and i remember googling and reading it and it's as good example as any, of the injection of politics, pulling the levers of congressional allies to do something that had never been done before and then softening the terrain with conservative media and activists and i'm wondering what you make of what trump is promising to do in a second term to the department that you want to lead. >> to the department that i love dearly, spent nearly 20 careers -- years of my career, coming straight out of law school. and there's a tradition, regardless of who is in charge politically, the department uses its power in an apolitical way and i'm very concerned about what the former president said he's going to do, steve bannon, what he'
joining our conversation is the former attorney general, eric holder. >> i didn't want to review fastobably a good place to start this conversation. >> i've never said this on tv but i first read in when i had written on a novel and chris wallace was a friend of mine and he wanted me to come on a panel and he said we are talking about fast and furious i said what's that and i remember googling and reading it and it's as good example as any, of the injection of politics, pulling the...
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. >> you saw eric holder tweet about let biden be biden. the best president you see out there in the best person we saw on the campaign trail and the person you see in the white house is the authentic joe biden when he's out talking to voters and doing his retail politics and not giving these long speeches and figures. he is an empathetic man who connects to american people and understands the struggle and wants to do right by them and what's good for them. i think it was probably shocking to him that trump was lie after lie that would be disorienting to anyone when you are going through that, but i do think the president is best when he's being his authentic self and connecting to voters and i think that's what he needs to do on the trail moving forward. >> aaron gilchrist made this point and we saw this, the first lady by his side constantly which brings us to this, the washington post saying it is time for the first lady to have a conversation with biden not necessarily saying he should drop out but making sure he understands the reality
. >> you saw eric holder tweet about let biden be biden. the best president you see out there in the best person we saw on the campaign trail and the person you see in the white house is the authentic joe biden when he's out talking to voters and doing his retail politics and not giving these long speeches and figures. he is an empathetic man who connects to american people and understands the struggle and wants to do right by them and what's good for them. i think it was probably...
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on msnbc yesterday former attorney general eric holder expressed concern that the justices could comehing less than a decision by the supreme court that says a president should be held to the laws just like any other american citizen should be, anything other than that is absurd. the notion, for instance, that apparently some justices are fooling around with it. well, if the president violated the criminal law but was doing so in his official capacity there may be some basis to say that that's okay. we need to step back and think about that. you know, wait a minute. a president can violate the american criminal law if he or she is doing something in their official capacity. that is an absurd and dangerous conclusion, and i'm worried given the length of time that it has taken for the supreme court to decide this case that something along those lines might come out of the supreme court. >>> joining us now msnbc contributor and author of the book "how the right lost its mind" charlie sykes. good to see you. let's talk about the supreme court. first of all, your reaction to the delay and
on msnbc yesterday former attorney general eric holder expressed concern that the justices could comehing less than a decision by the supreme court that says a president should be held to the laws just like any other american citizen should be, anything other than that is absurd. the notion, for instance, that apparently some justices are fooling around with it. well, if the president violated the criminal law but was doing so in his official capacity there may be some basis to say that that's...
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holder became the first ag to be held in contempt of congress.oth cases, former presidents trump and obama exerted executive privilege over certain records sought by the house oversight committee in washington matter. rivera, fox news this week on our political show, the issue is two sides of the debate on retail theft and public safety. >> first, riverside county sheriff chad bianco makes the case for a november ballot measure aimed at reforming prop 47. meanwhile, assemblyman rick chavez, zbur, thinks a legislative fix is the way to go. >> we are dying our businesses are fleeing the state, our businesses, our small businesses. mom and pops are closing up our homes are being burglarized, our garages, our cars, everything is being stolen from us. criminals are running this state. we don't have to go so far to put every single criminal in jail. but if we don't start having consequences like we had 15 years ago, we are never coming out of this where we do need to make reforms to address this issue. >> but you swing the pendulum to the far right bec
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and also did the same, getting attorney general eric holder, and the justice department decided not toepartment, a's to work in the office that makes these decisions, and he is saying, we think there is a valid executive privilege claim. the last thing the justice department will do is prosecute its own officials were taking a position. >> neil: interesting way to look at it, you are right, when i step back that is what it would be. this vote still in suing, thank you very much vermaak understanding that south carolina congresswoman it just voted on this, we will talk to her about that in her surviving an effort to primarily her out of her job, it failed miserably. she's coming up next -cologuard®? -cologuard. cologuard! -screen for colon cancer. -at home, like you want. -you the man! cologuard is for people 45+ at average risk, not high risk. false positive and negative results may occur. ask your provider for cologuard. ♪ i did it my way ♪ ( ♪ ♪ ) start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. lowe's knows new projects come with questions
and also did the same, getting attorney general eric holder, and the justice department decided not toepartment, a's to work in the office that makes these decisions, and he is saying, we think there is a valid executive privilege claim. the last thing the justice department will do is prosecute its own officials were taking a position. >> neil: interesting way to look at it, you are right, when i step back that is what it would be. this vote still in suing, thank you very much vermaak...
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should say regarding then attorney general eric holder who was the first to be held in contempt.osecuted. and. >> the next crack at this immunity thing if it were to pass or they take it up would be next week next thursday. >> next thursday the supreme court has opinions listed on the calendar. they could add days. they like to try to wrap these up by june 28th which of the last friday in the month. so it's possible they could add maybe next tuesday wednesday or friday but as of now just thursday on the calendar spee and thank you very much david it's fun following that. a lot of legal issues. let's get into with rebecca rose woodland. we have tom dupree with us former deputy assistant attorney general andy mccarthy former assistant attorney general fox news contributor. welcome to all. andy first off on the doj saying will not prosecute baron garland and there is a distinction between this branch going after officials within the department of justice just not going to happen. move on. what do you think? >> it's not surprising. we went 223 years with no attorney general of the un
should say regarding then attorney general eric holder who was the first to be held in contempt.osecuted. and. >> the next crack at this immunity thing if it were to pass or they take it up would be next week next thursday. >> next thursday the supreme court has opinions listed on the calendar. they could add days. they like to try to wrap these up by june 28th which of the last friday in the month. so it's possible they could add maybe next tuesday wednesday or friday but as of now...
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as far as former attorney general eric holder put it, there is no calvary coming. you are it. it is up to the voters to show that trumpism is a loser and democracy will ultimately win and, honestly, is it really so hard to stand up to this? >> so, there is a shark 10 years -- yards away. do i get electrocuted if the boat is sinking -- do i stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted or do i jump over and not get electrocuted. >> the great hannibal lector is a wonderful man. he oftentimes would have a friend for dinner. remember the last scene? excuse me, i'm about to have a friend for dinner. >> president joe biden -- >> joining us is tom nichols, a former professor and staff writer at the atlanta, where he is author of the atlantic daily newsletter. also, we have a political analyst. good evening, friends. where to start, tom nichols? where to start with president donald trump? it does have to end. for those who are conservatives, and there are many in this country, they need a future. they need someone to vote for any ideas to debate. none of this will happen until presiden
as far as former attorney general eric holder put it, there is no calvary coming. you are it. it is up to the voters to show that trumpism is a loser and democracy will ultimately win and, honestly, is it really so hard to stand up to this? >> so, there is a shark 10 years -- yards away. do i get electrocuted if the boat is sinking -- do i stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted or do i jump over and not get electrocuted. >> the great hannibal lector is a wonderful man. he...
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. >> former attorney general, bill barr and eric holder held in contempt of congress and in both cases, the doj refused to prosecute them after former president trump obama, exercise executive privilege over certain records and as for what happens next him is house speaker monk johnson prison sentence action in federal court congresswoman, anna luna's voting and here it contempt resolution it would direct the house sergeant at arms to arrest garland himself in a garland it does move forward it to move a resolution as privilege the house has two legislative days to act on it. griff: we will be following it madeleine rivera with ray shot and found the capitol thank you. >> and okay every campaign trail former president trump is in detroit it today for multiple events as he looks to cut into the voters the deeply city in medicine is live in detroit pulling former president today medicine, what you see out there. reporter: hey so the door should be opening here really any minute and detroit and the church with the president is expected to speak at p.m. and roundtable talking michigan voter
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holder saying if trump prosecutes his political opponent that would be so dangerous, the man who wasto jail but he, on peter navarro or steve bannon, why can the democrats do one thing and republicans held to a different standard. liz: interesting stuff, we appreciate you so much. we don't know where this is going to lead were just trying to tell the truth, tudor dixon you helped us with that, have a good weekend. thank you for watching, i am elizabeth macdonald. we hope you have a good weekend. it was quite a week for news on "the evening edit" and fox business but i trust my buddies again and shot at "the bottom line". they are fired up and ready to go on the news that we've been covering they are picking it up from here. ♪
holder saying if trump prosecutes his political opponent that would be so dangerous, the man who wasto jail but he, on peter navarro or steve bannon, why can the democrats do one thing and republicans held to a different standard. liz: interesting stuff, we appreciate you so much. we don't know where this is going to lead were just trying to tell the truth, tudor dixon you helped us with that, have a good weekend. thank you for watching, i am elizabeth macdonald. we hope you have a good...
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i'm talking about eric holder under president obama, and bill barr under president trump. the doj, the attorney general of course oversees made the same qualification and assessment in those cases as we are seeing now. this means, again, that this case is closed, but we will bring you a response from speaker johnson and republicans who pushed this as soon as we have it. >> may i ask you a question, are there any ramifications for merrick garland for having been found in contempt of congress , but now the dodge not prosecuting. does there linger or merely an asterisk to a career. >> certainly you're going to see political statements. you're going to see republicans pushing back on this, saying the doj should have prosecuted merrick garland, of course we know republicans under the weaponization of government, that the government is weaponized, committees they have established. i expect them to continue to push this narrative out there, but effectively there is nothing else congress can do if the dodge has closed the case on this. remember what this is about, the white house,
i'm talking about eric holder under president obama, and bill barr under president trump. the doj, the attorney general of course oversees made the same qualification and assessment in those cases as we are seeing now. this means, again, that this case is closed, but we will bring you a response from speaker johnson and republicans who pushed this as soon as we have it. >> may i ask you a question, are there any ramifications for merrick garland for having been found in contempt of...
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now, before the verdict, though, already the former attorney general eric holder is rendering a verdictsten. >> wait a minute. a president can violate the american criminal law if he or she is doing something in their official capacity. that is an absurd and dangerous conclusion. >> reporter: the possible outcomes are pretty clear here. they could rule a president has complete immunity and his prosecution goes away. they could reject trump's claim of immunity and the prosecution moves forward or they could render a i split decision which would really draw out the issue. trump is weighing in on trues social saying this. without presidential immunity a president will not be able to properly function or make decisions in the best interest of the united states of america. presidents will always be concerned and even paralyzed by the process, prospect of wrongful prosecution in retaliation after they leave office. this could actually lead to extortion and black mail of a president. and, steve, you mentioned the other cases. they have more than 20 cases to be decided by friday with issues ran
now, before the verdict, though, already the former attorney general eric holder is rendering a verdictsten. >> wait a minute. a president can violate the american criminal law if he or she is doing something in their official capacity. that is an absurd and dangerous conclusion. >> reporter: the possible outcomes are pretty clear here. they could rule a president has complete immunity and his prosecution goes away. they could reject trump's claim of immunity and the prosecution...
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. >> while we wait for that decision on presidential immunity, former attorney general eric holder was on msnbc yesterday, and had this to say. >> anything less than a decision by the supreme court that says a president should be held to the laws just like any other american citizen, anything other than that is absurd. the notion, for instance, well, if the president violated a criminal law but was doing so in his official capacity, there may be some basis to say that's okay. we need to step back and think about that, you know, wait a minute, a president can violate the american criminal law if he or she is doing something in their official capacity. that is an absurd and dangerous conclusion. >> leah, what is your reaction to that? >> i think it's important to keep in mind what precise issue in this case is. it doesn't have to be whether presidents are necessarily immune from all criminal prosecutions whatsoever, it's instead whether the facts alleged in special counsel jack smith's indictment related to the events of january 6th are something that presidents are entitled to immunity
. >> while we wait for that decision on presidential immunity, former attorney general eric holder was on msnbc yesterday, and had this to say. >> anything less than a decision by the supreme court that says a president should be held to the laws just like any other american citizen, anything other than that is absurd. the notion, for instance, well, if the president violated a criminal law but was doing so in his official capacity, there may be some basis to say that's okay. we...
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. >> garlin now joins obama attorney general, eric holder trump, attorney general william barr in the history books. in this case is for refusing to turn over audio recordings of interviews that president biden did with the special counsel, who later declined to prosecute him. >> but what was both politically driven and somewhat rich in that one of those pushing hardest for this house judiciary chair, jim jordan defied a subpoena to appear before the house january 6 committee with us now, from capitol hill, seen as melon is the nonna. >> so how do the vote break down today? melanie moles on this vote fell almost entirely along party lines, just one republican that's dave joyce of ohio, voted against this contempt resolution, while all republicans voted for it. and of course, all democrats voted against it. so now it's really up to the doj to determine whether they're actually going to prosecute attorney general merrick garland, which of course is very unlike likely to happen, especially since price on a biden did assert executive privilege over those audio recordings which were of his
. >> garlin now joins obama attorney general, eric holder trump, attorney general william barr in the history books. in this case is for refusing to turn over audio recordings of interviews that president biden did with the special counsel, who later declined to prosecute him. >> but what was both politically driven and somewhat rich in that one of those pushing hardest for this house judiciary chair, jim jordan defied a subpoena to appear before the house january 6 committee with...
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president obama's attorney general, eric holder, is concerned about what is holding up the court. he spoke with my colleague, nicolle wallace. take a listen to this. >> the notion, for instance, that apparently some justices are fooling around with, well, if the president violated the criminal law but was doing so in his official capacity, there may be some basis to say that is okay. we need to step back and think about that. wait a minute, a president can violate the american criminal law if he or she is doing something in their official capacity? that is an absurd and dangerous conclusion. and i am worried, given the length of time that it has taken for the supreme court to decide this case, that something along those lines might come out of the supreme court. >> then there is that new york times op-ed in which you write that there is reason to be suspect about the delay, even to think something is rotten at the court. what are you worried about? >> so, one of the things i'm concerned about is that the supreme court, even if it ultimately rejects donald trump's a very broad clai
president obama's attorney general, eric holder, is concerned about what is holding up the court. he spoke with my colleague, nicolle wallace. take a listen to this. >> the notion, for instance, that apparently some justices are fooling around with, well, if the president violated the criminal law but was doing so in his official capacity, there may be some basis to say that is okay. we need to step back and think about that. wait a minute, a president can violate the american criminal...
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holder as the attorney general, who was held in contempt for the first time in a long time starting that process where an attorney general is guest on by the opposing party. in congress, just as a way to make a political point. >> thank you for the refresher on that background that is really valuable. lauren, here's another confounding issue today last night, three republicans on the house judiciary sent the attorney general a letter demanding information about the prosecution of january 6, criminals. okay. it says, quote, we're concerned about the department of justice's aggressive prosecutions of american citizens who were present at the us capitol on january 6, 2021 now, lauren, the convicts from january 6, tried to kill police officers they ended up in during 140 police officers, how to republicans explain why they support violence against law enforcement well, allison, you can expect that that topic is likely to come up today. >> it's important to remember that this is a general oversight hearing. the department of justice. so people like thomas massie, who sent that letter las
holder as the attorney general, who was held in contempt for the first time in a long time starting that process where an attorney general is guest on by the opposing party. in congress, just as a way to make a political point. >> thank you for the refresher on that background that is really valuable. lauren, here's another confounding issue today last night, three republicans on the house judiciary sent the attorney general a letter demanding information about the prosecution of january...
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nothing ever act actually came of it when it came to the attorney general, you had eric holder who wast of congress. william barr, who was held in contempt of congress but just some important contexts there as we move forward with this vote later this week, john important context to say the least, lauren fox, great to see you. thank you very much. >> learning new details about an attack on for americans and china. one of the victims has been identified as david zab nor p and three other instructors from iowa's cornell college were visiting a partner school when they were attacked video of the incident shows the victims on the ground after the attack. that's same video though, was quickly taken down in china right after it was posted, censored a chinese tourists was also injured in the attack and a suspect is now in custody. let's get over to mark stewart he's in the city where this attack happened. mark, what are you learning about this arrest now? >> right, kate? the arrest is made yesterday, but we only learn about adjust tonight. so obviously there was a gap. and the explanation fro
nothing ever act actually came of it when it came to the attorney general, you had eric holder who wast of congress. william barr, who was held in contempt of congress but just some important contexts there as we move forward with this vote later this week, john important context to say the least, lauren fox, great to see you. thank you very much. >> learning new details about an attack on for americans and china. one of the victims has been identified as david zab nor p and three other...