walked on to capitol hill to discuss this with the house investigative committee that is chaired by darrell issa said that the documents that have never been presented, that he feels are pursuant to the subpoena. now eric holder basically saying that he believes that the internal documents that were generated with regard to "fast and furious" should be held under executive privilege by the white house and he directly cites the june 20th, that is tomorrow, hearing that would begin, starts today actually, that would begin the contempt proceedings against him. so this obviously a big development in all of this. we'll see what the white house response is. more on this coming up at the top of the hour. stick around. bill: meantime a jetblue flight taking off from vegas on sunday. aircraft was nearly out of control, lurching from side to side. dropping into steep turns causing passengers to get airsick. hear is the pilot's call to the control tower. have a listen. bill: after five hours, the flight landed in las vegas. oh, my gosh. passengers eventually made it to new york early monday morning. storie

that was the house oversight committee chair, darrell issa, behaving in his usual way hammering eric holder for not turning over documents related to the so-called fast and furious campaign, the operation carried out by the atf. shortly after that, issa set a vote holder in contempt of court, or congress rather, for tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. they just wrapped up a meeting that says he's still waiting for the documents he wants and hopes to get them tonight. former speaker of the california house and wade henderson, let me go to wade first because i want to understand is there any reason why we should put any trust in the good intentions of darrell issa here? >> none at all. he is pursuing a politically motivated witch hunt to force holder to resign. he's using fast and furious as the vehicle to pursue that, but nothing could be further from the factual bases. >> when i look at this, i just look at it and i don't mean to use this term too much, but it's almost like a stop and frisk. here's a chance to humiliate a distinguished member of the united states government. close friend of the pr

wide receiver that darrell issa never talks about. and then happened another smaller operation. >> but it didn't happen under the watch of holder. >> happened in a smaller operation. i don't know if we know if the guns made it to mexico or not. will is one case mentioned in the story where guns were allowed to be tracked bay whistle blower that complained about guns. dodson. >> clarify this to me. no one charged the united states government went out and bought guns and gave them to the straw buyers and allowed them to go into mexico, did they? did anybody charge that? >> issa has. >> you say we paid for the guns? >> his -- charges shifted many times. many of the republicans on the hill said that we have paid for the guns or u.s. taxpayers were -- funds were used. other times said that they let all the guns walk. you have to remember where this comes from. this is -- conspiracy theory on the right that the administration did this intentionally to drum up support for gun control. >> that's crazy. >> of cose it is. people believe it. >>

nra and darrell issa are working together on this and say the fast and furious operation is a white housespiracy to crack down on gun rights here in the u.s. here is issa on fox in december. let's listen. >> very clearly, they made a crisis and they are using this crisis to somehow take away or limit people's second amendment rights. >> absolutely pandering there. crazy pandering. conspiracy theory cooked up by issa and nra so far-fetched that stephen colbert laid bare the insanity with this explanati explanation. let's listen. >> very clearly, they made a crisis and they are using this crisis to somehow take away or limit people's second amendmwnt rights. >> yes. very clearly. obama started this gun tracking program in 2006 when he hypnotized george bush. then he secretly ordered holder to order the justice department to order the atf to order the gun shops to sell guns to the mexicadrug cartels and then lose track of them. panicking americans to get support the draconian gun control measures that obama has never introduced. >> can't say it better myself. house speaker boehner won't supp

i have to interrupt you because darrell issa just started speaking. let's go to the hearing. >> in a canyon west of rio, rico, arizona, u.s. border patrol agents were engaged in a shootout with armed mexican bandits preying on illegal immigrants. one of the agents was 40-year-old brian terry, a 3-year veteran who had served as a u.s. marine and gone through boot camp in camp pendleton in my district. dufrg that fire fight, a bullet pierced agent terry's aorta and he died in that canyon. two weapons were found at the scene. they were later traced to an operation conducted by the department of justice called fast and furious. 16 months ago, this committee along with senator chuck grassley launched an investigation in to whistle-blowers' allegations regarding fast and furious. we became involved only after senator grassley was told he would not receive answers from the justice department because, in fact, he did not have subpoena power and was not the chairman. in the course of our investigation, the committee has uncovered serious wrongdoing by the just

as the committee members continue to assemble here on capitol hill, yesterday, committee chair darrell issa and attorney general holder met to discuss those documents that congressman issa requested. it was a 20-minute meeting during which mr. holder offered congressman issa a deal, saying that he wants an assurance from mr. issa that the transfer of those records that he had requested would satisfy a subpoena from the house oversight and government reform committee. mr. issa rejected, apparently, that deal and so here we are on capitol hill, moving ahead with this hearing to consider contempt charges. after that meeting yesterday, attorney general holder held a briefing with reporters to discuss what took place. >> good afternoon. the deputy attorney general and i came here today in good faith in an attempt to resolve the ongoing dispute that we have with the committee and with chairman issa. we have made to date available an unprecedented number of documents, really inconsistent with the way in which the justice department has looked at many of these matters in the past. we've provided de

>> there's a lack of leadership on darrell issa's part.in key players to testify in front the committee. it's not a fair investigation. >> if you wanted to talk about illegal firearms, that's one thing, but that's not what this whole mess has turned out to be right now. that's not why the attorney general is being held in contempt. we have to get that issue. >> why is he being held to contempt? >> all the complaints about the program which are justifiable investigations he resolved. >> they should resolve those. >> the family of the dead agents deserves answers. >> as to whether or not there was any sort of conversation to cover up the inepitudes. >> at that point the program was terminated. why is it necessary to dig into information. if you want to find out what's going on, look at the program. we're doing that. let's talk to the people from the atf and the agents and talk to the past attorney general. they're not offering to do that. >> how unusual is it, katherine, that the head of a committee has banned people from coming in to talk a

>> let's just say -- >> can anyone call darrell issa? >> if romney is on the phone with darrell issa he certainly has no interest in letting anybody know about it. >> interesting. we would like to know about it if anybody does know about it. coming up, vice president joe biden rallies the base with another fiery speech about the economy and the middle class. we look at campaign optics and new ads with the executive director of the dnc, next. [ male announcer ] considering all your mouth goes through, do you really think brushing is enough to keep it clean? while brushing misses germs in 75% of your mouth, listerine cleans virtually your entire mouth. so take your oral health to a whole new level. listerine... power to your mouth. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filter inside.  [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. gr

committee chairman, congressman darrell issa refuses to call key players involved in the gun-running investigation. issa went on the rush limbaugh show and said president obama is the most corrupt president in history. issa has no respect for the president of the united states and he proved it on fox news. watch what happened when issa got a phone call in the middle of this interview. >> so you weren't necessarily getting the pages that you wanted. >> sorry. >> that may be the attorney general -- >> if it's barack, i'll tell him we're not available. >> issa wants eric holder held in contempt, but it seems the most contempt comes from the republicans to the president of the united states. >>> tonight's question -- will the fast and furious witch hunt backfire on republicans? text a for yes, text b for no. i am joined tonight by two members of this committee that's dealing with all of this. peter welch of vermont and congressman gerald connolly of virginia. why can't the democrats call witnesses to these hearings? i mean, obviously there are some very key people that need to be heard fr

what is darrell issa hiding. why is he so intent on creating a scandal that will go away because john boehner and the republicans need this like they need a hole in the head. >> do you think it is a serious issue that thousands of guns go across the border and one agent gets killed and probably hundreds of other mexicans are killed as a result of the guns walking across the border? is that a scandal? >> a couple of points. one, walking guns and walking drugs is an age old law enforcement technique, however discredited it is in the case. >> 3,000? >> this is not the first time this has happened. >> it was shut down under george w. bush. wide receiver was shut down, geraldo. >> it happens all the time. >> all the time? >> it as horrible idea and doesn't happen any more. it was hatched by local agents in the phoenix arizona. >> it was signed off by the deputy assistant attorney general and another official who is deceased. wiretap bomb shoal came out today. >> it was not a bomb shell. i saw the wiretap. it is absolu

darrell issa's quest to bring down president obama and attorney general eric holder is completely full of holes. i'll show you why tonight. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> you can answer everybody's question but want everyone and then tellç the judge he's not going to give you that, that is contempt. >> the contempt vote will go forward even though another investigative report exposes darrell issa's witch hunt. >> he has not lived up to his promises to the terry family. the full truth is too painful to him to take on. >> congressman cummings is here tonight and he'll response to darrell issa's reckless charge. will spineless democrats fold to the nra and vote for contempt? bob shrum and aulder will vote. luis gutierrez plays guess who's the immigrant on the house floor. >> i'm sure he learned all about american customs and felt more at home in her adopted company. i'm sorry, because i'm not a trained arizona official. >> the congressman joins me tonight. >> and the fate of the nation's health care will be decided tomorrow. either way, single payer is making a comeback. go

darrell issa office wants to know what went on in this period. they want documents relevant to the period. 1300 in total. they say they haven't reached any. if they didn't get the document, chairman issa said he would bring contempt of congress vote against eric holder and the department of justice. you are raising your finger. >> bob: watch how rude this guy is again, issa, amazing to me. no decorum. he said you are a bad witness. chairman issa you are a bad committee chairman. wait a second. wait a second. does t word was out they weren't going have the meeting, why? not because holder wouldn't show up but republicans had a conflict. the documents -- >> eric: this is important. chairman issa said he was going to -- holder would be held in contempt of congress if he didn't turn over the documents requested. of 3:45 before the show he hadn't yet. >> bob: eric, virtually no agency of the government turns over all their documents. there is always negotiation involved with this. there will be a negotiation, the way it should be. not a publish thrashi

justice department say that the offer that was made by attorney general holder earlier this week, darrell issais the final offer and that is basically, will turn over a certain number of documents but if we do, you have to agree that the contempt goes out. obviously, issa said that is unsatisfactory because-on what is in the documents, how can i say i will not hold you in contempt or not, pursue the investigation. there is a possibility of course, if either the house dramatically reduces what it is demanding or if the administration dramatically changes what it is offering, i don't think it will hatch. i think the house -- and this is a big deal, jamie. if they vote this week it will be the first time in the history of the nation either house of congress voted, full house, to find the attorney general, chief law enforcement officer, of the land, in contempt of congress. >> jamie: they have the option of impeachment as well. did either comment on what they'll do next if they don't get the documents and don't vote for a contempt? >> we, no. i think they would vote for contempt if they don't get

darrell issa moments ago.ad, about a 20-minute meeting with the attorney general. and the deputy attorney general. to summarize he came with an offer of a briefing. we went through the process of what was being offered and responded as i think we have to. which is that the document that they may choose to given the future, we need to have before tomorrow. the documents necessary to cause postponement appear to be in their position. we are hoping we have them tonight. if we evaluate them partially it will give us grounds to negotiate postponement and possible resolution. >> eric: summarizing, darrell issa came out of the meeting what eric holder said if d.o.j. gives us the documents they may postpone but as of now, still no documents. no word whether or not they'll get him. quick thought before we turn to greg? >> bob: go home early and go to bed. not getting them. >> eric: at all. >> bob: not all of them. >> eric: it will come for a vote. >> bob: he wants a vote. >> andrea: i don't think he wants a vote. >> bo

we'll ask the man leading the charge against the attorney general, republican darrell issa. chair of the house oversight committee and xavier becerra who joinso joins our powerhouse roundtable. the provocative new essay about women still cannot have it all. we got the most debate and the best analysis. >>> good morning, george stephanopoulos has a well deserved morning off. here to discuss this stand-off between the president and the congress we're joined by the chair of the house oversight committee, darrell issa. good morning. >> thank you for having me. >> i have a lot of questions. let's take a quick look at ou we got to this point. just like the movie it was named after, it was fast, furious and deadly. the operation -- u.s. government agents allowed guns to pour across the border in mexico in an effort to track drug car tells. but they lost track of those guns. two of those weapons were found at a murder scene of border patrol agent terry. congress outraged launched an investigation. but the justice department first denied the program existed. quote, atf makes every ef

california representative darrel issa is already eyeing a massive expansion of oversight for next yeards of hearings creating new subcommittees and launching fresh investigations into the bank bailout, the stimulus, and potentially health care reform. issa told politico in an interview, i want seven hearings a week times 40 weeks. you gene, there we see the definition of a work year in congress, 40 weeks. but it didn't matter to darrel issa's committee what they were going to investigate. 's, we want to be seen investigating. >> exactly. and, you know, they should be careful what they wish for because i think there's a real danger politically in being seen to do nothing but investigate, especially if the investigations seem to be without substance and without reason. meanwhile, everybody knows what state the economy is in, everybody knows certain things that need to get done. and if congress isn't doing that, if instead they're busy trying to call administration officials on the carpet, i don't see how that really helps him that much. >> and the other thing you would like to have, if y

politics. >> if you look in the dictionary under election year stunts, you'll find a picture of darrell issa. >> what makes you believe that issa is capable honorable guy. >> he is the chair of a committee that has the capability of doing this. in an election year. >> historically they have gone after the opposite party. >> this is what he does. and actually nance plows, -- nancy pelosi, last week, a lot of people called darrell issa a loose cannon and she said that is -- that he is actually an explosive device. >> a lot of damage for democrats but [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more and more for cable -- and enjoying it less? upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone for just $99.99 a month, guaranteed for a year with no annual contract. or choose a two-year contract and get $200 back and a two-year price guarantee. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet. and now, it's faster than ever. you get speed you can count on... even when everyone at home is online at the same time. plus, the best tv picture qualit

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politics. >> if you look in the dictionary under election year stunts, you'll find a picture of darrell issa. >> what makes you believe that issa is capable honorable guy. >> he is the chair of a committee that has the capability of doing this. in an election year. >> historically they have gone after the opposite party. >> this is what he does. and actually nance plows, -- nancy pelosi, last week, a lot of people called darrell issa a loose cannon and she said that is -- that he is actually an issue three. rubio tells all. florida republican senator marco rubio is often named as a possible vice president running mate for mitt romney. the senator is a cuban american, born in miami, and popular with hispanics. previous to the u.s. senate, mr. rubio served in the florida house of representatives for eight years. so, senator rubio appeals to floridians, a crucial swing state which mitt romney must win if he is to become president of the u.s. senator rubio, age 41, could also help romney pull the youth vote. rubio wrote an autobiography, published this week, called "an american son ." from his o

preventing a civil war. >> now it looks like attorney general holder and house over sight committee darrell issaave had come to a agreement. one to avoid holder to having a contempt congress. peter. >> issa sent a letter to holder asking for a meeting by tuesday to avoid a contempt vote. holder will meet with issa next week. funeral services held for one of the last of last week's deadly shooting near auburn university. the other funerals were held on friday. the man accused of killing them is in jail on charges of capitol murder and assault. >> wildfires are causing damage in the west. in california 112 homes are damaged and destroyed along with 180 square miles. and new mexico there is a largest fire in the state history and 63 percent contained. >> former massachusetts governor mitt romney is making stop in pennsylvania on day tour of the bus tour. he will tout his plan to fix the economy and make stops in iowa and michigan. all state that is president obama won in 2008. back to you. >> thank you for the update. >> let me be clear. it is not amnest yenot immunity and this is not a pass for ci

if darrell issa is serious about this, darrell issa will sit down with the attorney general and try tor something out. what darrell issa has done very much chet up to extremely unpresented viewpoint. ronald reagan exercised this privilege. george w. bush exercised this privilege. the bottom line if you want to get the to bottom of what happened there are ways to do that what he is simply doing now is running the flag down until we get to the election. >> agree 100%. this has been ratcheted up to unprecedented level and right before an election. we shouldn't be having this but you know whose fault that is? it is eric holder's fault and the president's fault. they have had 18 months to turn over documents. they stonewalled from the very beginning. fact we're dealing with now is no fault of their own in fact the president invoked executive privilege that just goes to show more than anything else that he was either involved with gas and furious from the very beginning or he is involved with the cover-up. neither one of them are very good but the overall picture here we're looking at stonew

for her exclusive interview with darrell issa.g up, obama pal million-dollar donor bill maher at it again. see who he is slandering now. ♪ ♪ >> greg: so the "washington post," a paper, not an actual post wonders if any president can win the second term these days, citing pessimism and crazed media. due to the evolution of media we may never see two-term president again. as democrat if era of high definition politics it's channeling to effectively govern. further asks, greg gutfeld, barf. why are they writing this stuff now? i don't remember them pondering the pain of politics when they pummeled george bush. media is scared. [ inaudible ] never mind dismal job numbers, the horrible economy and glum mood of the uneasy nation. you're a bully if you bring it up. circle the wagon. the hero's self-esteem at risk. does shielding someone from reality do them favors? if you worry obama can't handle bloggers why do you think he will do fine with putin? who cares. for the media, obama deserves gold stars on the refrigerator paintings and to

the reason why is because darrell issa has this theory that the reason why the white house has been slow to act on the fast and furious was that there was going to be a national swell, if you will, for gun control perhaps bring back the assault weapons ban because of what was going on between the mexican and american border about the gun flow there.

. >>> darrell issa is still going after the president for the fast and furious scandal. the white house is firing back. tonight, the huffington post's sam stein will help me expose the latest attempt in the witch hunt. >> marc anthony is pulling for president obama. >> the president has our back, so it's time to let him know we have his. >> good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. tonight, i'm going to start with the focus on the middle of the country, not the east or the west coast. but the middle of the country because last night on this program, i said that we are losing america. well, you need an explanation to that. we really losing america ed? tonight, i'm going to show you exactly why i think we are in serious trouble moving forward in this country. when the supreme court made yet another ruling to let unlimited corporate money influence elections, you might be wondering, okay, who benefits? well, i'll show you who benefits. harold hamm. there's harold right there. looks like a regular guy. looks like he is a regular american. middle of the country k