eric holder said the actions of the u.s. vernment are inexcusable allowing guns to walk from arizona into mexico. holder's going to argue he has been fully cooperative. we talked with steve king, the republican from iowa. he is on that judiciary committee a moment ago. he has plenty of answers and does expect to have multiple interruptions with the attorney general if he is not getting the answers that he is pursuing. one member of congress described this hearing as "fast and furious" in its own right given the questions and answers back and forth. william la jeunesse reporting over the weekend about these internal e-mails with agents from the atf after the botched gun-running scheme was discovered and the border agent was killed, they talked about in e-mail form about controversial new rules regarding gun sales which would seem to suggest some sort of assault on the second amendment. we expect, according to congressman king, for that topic to come up as when this hearing gets underway. martha: one of the most interesting thi

and calls for eric holder's resignation are getting louder in light of the coverup of fast and furious. holder says he is staying. i met with the men investigating the department of justice. ( phone ringing ) okay... uhh. the bad news, it's probably totaled. the good news is, you don't have to pay your deducble. with vanishing deductible from nationwide insurance, you got $100 off for every year of safe driving, so now your deductible is zero. the other good news ? i held on to your coffee. wow. ♪ nationwide is on your side ( laughing ) it's actually a pretty good day whenou consider. that's great. >>> live from america's news headquarters newt gingrich on the defensive saturday night. and from everything from marital infidelity. mitt romney emphasize gs his own experience. the crucial iowa caucus is less than a month away z n exclusive interview with texas governor rick perry. and this year's heisman trophy going to baylor university robert griffin. griffin says winning is unbelievable. for all of your latest headlines log on to fox news.com. griffin iii of baylor university. >> nobod

darrell issa is doing the right thing, and eric holder, eric holder, yes, they got aggravated, got to screaming and hollering a little bit yesterday, but -- when he has stonewalled the investigation, but anyway, that's enough about that. i want somebody to tell me, just his overall job, eric holder, just look at his record, and even going back to the clinton when he was assistant -- assistant -- anyways, he was right in there with clinton, pardoning the biggest criminal ever left this country, and i can't remember his name, but he wouldn't switch with all kind of money. host: so caller, what do you think of everything you've heard from the hearing yesterday, everything you've shared with our viewers, what do you think is the long-term impact of what was revealed at yesterday's hearing? what do you think how it might affect other policy or at least in washington, d.c., in the future? caller: it will probably get -- in other words, yeah, while holder was testifying, he was not only -- the democrats will probably get some good out of gun legislation that will probably come out of this, a

that's my question. >> should eric holder resign?r that and the reason i haven't is i want to get to the bottom of it as attorney general. >> that's what i think, you lose control a little bit but i don't think there is a lot of control because i think it was pretty simple inquiry he is dodging. but that's what i think to get the answer. >> and if i throw another piece in here too that emerged today. and not in a straight factual basis but allegation toss that effect, that some of the mexican leadership, and including the chair of the judiciary committee within the mexican legislator said there were at least 150,000 mexicans that died and maybe that number has doubled by now. so we see brian terry as a loss but in mexico there had 150 or maybe twice that number that have played that price for this tragic mistake. >> congressman, thanks for joining us tonight. >> thanks, greta. >> coming up, a snapshot of what a newt gingrich white house would look like. he wants ambassador bolden to be his secretary of state. but would he want it or

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send a space capsule to the international space center in february, let's sign up, kell. >> kelly: eric holderting a bruising reception over the fast and furious scandal on capitol hill before a house judiciary committee this week. holder making an admission of the program's failure. >> allowing guns to walk, whether in this administration or the prior one is wholly unacceptable. the use of this misguided tactic is inexcusable and it must never happen again. >> kelly: but he's still not offering any explanation why the program was started in the first place. what more does eric holder need to do. >> here now is the congressman, republican from texas sits on the house committee for oversight and government reform for homeland security. and thanks for joining us this afternoon. let's get right to the point. during this hearing, a lot of people were surprised that none of the members of congress asked the attorney general who was responsible in the first place for launching fast and furious, why? >> that's the big question, who, who knew what when. and we've had so much dodging from eric holder,

eric holder called for an independent investigation.endent investigation has not been completed yet. i think mistakes were made. this was a plan started under the bush administration. megyn: we don't -- megyn: i have got to go, julian and jay, thank you both so much. new details coming in from virginia tech. we tracked down a student in a dorm room overlooking the part of campus where this shooting took place. in three minutes we'll ask that young man what is going on now as the police apparently are still desperately searching fear suspect. just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with the strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. most powerful trading app ? total access - to everything. from idea to research to trade. includ

how is it you knew eric holder didn't authorize it. who briefed you if they hadn't briefed the attorney general? it is not adding up. >> by the way, the e-mails make it very clear that they said things that were not true. how high do you think this botched operation goes? >> it was flawed from the inception, and it goes to the highest level. it goes to plan knee brewer who was very much involved. it was janet napolitano who said she had never spoken. she is the head of homeland security. she said she never even spoke to eric holder who is our attorney joan. -- the attorney general. the attorney general is somewhere between incompetence and ignorance saying i didn't know about it, and yet nobody has been fired. nothing has happened to change the equation. >> ignorance or cover up, and finally the white house gets a federal judge to seal brian terry's file and also to seal the decision and the reason the judge gave makes a lot of people angry including brian's family. what do you think of that? >> they have been quick to issue press rele

megyn: again, eric holder has declared that he will not resign over this investigation. ent spoke to it he said mr. holder had his full confidence. coming up bronco's quarterback tim tebow has had a rough year of taking criticism for his public expressions of his christian faith. what if he were not christian? would the critics have been as rough? is any of this fair? bernie goldberg in a must-see interview after this break. we are waiting a vote on the middle class tax cut passed in the pous house, but this battle is far from over, stay with us. >> here we are a few days before christmas and the silliness continues. if my friendly majority leader is socon vinceed that the house bill can't pass the senate i would say again talk to the speaker and workout something that can pass both the house and the senate, time is awasting. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in communities across the country, from helping to revitalize a neighborhood in brooklyn to financing industries that are creating jobs in boston or providing funding for the expansion of a local busine

we told you about attorney general eric holder. going to be on the hot seat taking questions about the fast and furious gun operation. several house republicans have asked for holder to step down over this gun sting. we're going to have it for you live here on cnn when eric holder testifies today on capitol hill. you can see him getting ready right there live in washington. in the meantime, coming up, as the occupy protesters march on, some folks wonder what would jesus do. well, an op-ed on cnn.com says he wouldn't support the movement. tony perkins from the family research council joins us to explain his piece. great prices. i just wish you could guarantee me they won't be beat. oh, actually... then i'd be like, you rule! and my kids would be like, you rule! oh, load up the sleigh; this is going to be a great christmas. [ male announcer ] more christmas for your money, guaranteed. it's good. honey, i love you... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. ♪ what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] pro

he believed that eric holder needed to be removed. but perry's campaign said they called for the resignation. mr. romney now calculated that he should join governor perry and call for the resignation of firing of attorney general eric holder and calling for president obama to not take such a long vacation . he believed that the plan to go to hawaii over christmas and 17 days off is too long given the place we are in our country. >> molly, we'll get back to the cain suspension of the campaign. mitt romney having reaction to that today? >> exactly. he weighed in via twitter. saying herman cain's campaign was one of idea and his decision was based on him and his family and wish her man and his wife glovia the best. >> i know there is another debate coming up and the moderator is going to be donald trump. there is it a lot of talk about that and we'll see the candidates get involved . what is mitt romney saying about that. >> it is scheduled for the end of month in iowa and we know that ron paul and jon hunts man will not anticipate. but

in this context. >> attorney general eric holder on capitol hill was tense at moments as the focus wasthe failed gun tracking program. many republicans saying they wanted him to, general holder to fire some of his staff. including lanny brewer for defeating congress. back with the panel. highlights from this hearing, your take? >> a bad day for attorney general. when he is telling congress there is a difference between misleading and lying. there was misleading going on there. seems to have been lying, too. we have to find out more. the assistant attorney general knowingly misled the committee. that is quite serious. holder will have to do something about it. i think that eric holder is the weakest link in the obama chain of cabinet members. there was a threat to prosecute the c.i.a. agents. involved in the interrogation technique to pull back from that. a lot of trouble. obama doesn't want to go to the election defending eric holder. >> bret: do you agree with that? holder accused the republicans of playing politics. but it seems like fast and furious is not going away. >> it was fasc

megyn: but the distinction is eric holder's department was running the show. went to his inspector general. megyn: i want to have a debate about what's actually happened. he heard about it. grassley sent a letter saying did the atf let guns walk and the doj said no we don't do that. that letter was so replete with inaccuracies they had to withdraw it. they never would have gotten the fact that this is inaccurate and full of inconsistencies if issa and others hadn't kept pressing. >> drip, drip, drip. the deal will be who gets indicted and for what and how quickly this wraps up. megyn: he probably wasn't supposed to say they indicted somebody. >> the attorney general is a standup guy. during the clinton years it was monitor the republicans to beat the devil out of any democrat. it doesn't help the cops whose lives are at risk. megyn: is the attorney general's office getting politicized by people on the outside? we saw this during the bush years. now with eric holder, it just feels like the nation's top law enforcement officer is taking more incoming from the po

is eric holder ultimately accountable? yes. do i have confidence in him? no. understand there's other safeguards that failed and our responsibility to the democrats, as you said, is to make sure the justice department fixes these, not for this administration, but for any administration. there should have been career professionals who put a stop to this, not just political appointees. >> talk about the money laundering case. a yes or no question. in theory, it's a good idea for our justice department, our cops, to be trying to learn as much as they can about what the bad guys are doing and potentially getting involved in things like this, yes or no? >> yes. >> in those case, what do you think went wrong? i want to read you from "the new york times" article. a former dea agent says, you're trying to do this with a small amount of money as you can but they tell you to bring $250,000 and they bring you $1 million, what's the agent to do then? tell them, no? they'll kill him. you're trying to use a small amount but it takes more, in my language, to play, is that ok

how is it you knew eric holder didn't authorize it.ho briefed you if they hadn't briefed the attorney general? it is not adding up. >> by the way, the e-mails make it very clear that they said things that were not true. how high do you think this botched operation goes? >> it was flawed from the inception, and it goes to the highest level. it goes to plan knee brewer who was very much involved. it was janet napolitano who said she had never spoken. she is the head of homeland security. she said she never even spoke to eric holder who is our attorney joan. -- the attorney general. the attorney general is somewhere between incompetence and ignorance saying i didn't know about it, and yet nobody has been fired. nothing has happened to change the equation. >> ignorance or cover up, and finally the white house gets a federal judge to seal brian terry's file and also to seal the decision and the reason the judge gave makes a lot of people angry including brian's family. what do you think of that? >> they have been quick to issue press releas

attorney general eric holder has finally stepped in. he says the justice department will make sure civil rights are protected. >> as congressman john lewis described it in a speech on the house floor this summer, the voting rights that he worked throughout his life and nearly gave his life to ensure are, and again, i quote, under attack by a deliberate and systemic attempt to prevent millions of elderly voters, young voters, minority and low income voters from exercising their constitutional right to engage in the democratic process. unquote. >> some of the new laws are already under review by the justice department. the attorney general says the election system needs to uphold the obligations of the voting rights act. >> we need election systems that are free from fraud, discrimination and partisan influence. and that are more, not less, accessible to the citizens of this country. >> for more, let's turn to radio talk show host "ring of fire" radio show mike papantonio. in his real job, he's one of the finest attorneys in america. mike

eric holder said that is absolutely not an acceptable tactic letting guns go free. he put out a statement telling his department that an estimated 2,000 guns were sent in and 600 have been accounted for. >> what are we waiting to happen next? >> the hearing is ongoing. republicans repeatedly throughout the hearing have stated that lying to congress is say crime. there is one discussion about potential impeachment. what has not come out is a strategy against officials. there have been strong suggestions that eric holder should fire those responsible and fire one of the senior deputies. there is no indication of what congress could do at this point. >> thank you very much. congressional quarterly. thanks, rob. now to decision 2012 where mitt romney is delivering on his promise to launch an aggressive assault against newt gingrich. he sent out two top republicans to go after gingrich's record and he debuted a new ad in iowa and new hampshire. a former governor struck hard against gingrich during that news conference with reporters over the phone. he told reporters that

the reason they are going after eric holder is he is incapable of answering questions. does, he says i didn't know about this thing, he should have known about. my concern is going forward looking to 2012 i am worried we will see a lot of investigation of voter fraud and minority intimidation camming out of the justice department. >> bret: they are signaling that. >> we taw this today. >> bret: south carolina. >> we saw this at the end of the clinton managers before the 2000 election. people who followed up and asked attorney general janet reno what is the evidence for this, why are you launching investigation, they couldn't give compelling answers. there were no reasons. this is a way to scare minorities in to going to the polls. >> bret: the left argues that the laws are designed to keep the minorities out of voting for the polls. >> if they are violated people should be prosecuted for violating them. but you have to prove they were violated. >> bret: charles? >> cheap shot of an attorney general in political trouble. the reason he is, he is one of the most incompeten

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what do you think -- eric holder's like -- >> it's everyone's money. that's it. and the democrats are often more hypocritical, often, than the republicans are. i hate to say that as a democrat, but -- >> karen, i'm going to -- real quick? you get the last word. >> i think it's important to note on fast and furious, holder actually has taken responsibility. he is undergoing an investigation. it is a program that started under bush. and i think that matters because it goes to the point that this is all about politics. you had darrell issa earlier in the process saying he didn't know anything about the program. then it turns out that he'd been briefed on the program. that's the circus of what's going on behind us. >> and that's why the approval rating is 10%. and why somebody like me and so many others are able to have the voice and have the conversation that we have, because people want to have this conversation and they know that there's a lot of nonsense over there. one thing that is not nonsense, however, this is a fun thing coming up here. your money mind, what

patriot act intensifying these arbitrary martial law provisions it's reflective of the fact that eric holder the attorney general of the united states and close to obama was the representative she key to formally united fruit and dial dole pineapple there were financing to death squads in colombia targeting trade unionists and peasants and people who are opposed to the dictatorship in cocoa in any fashion and not merely that but when the penalties were being considered for the funding of death squads eric holder the attorney general invented the lie that they were merely financing the death squads to protect their own employees does what it does get back to america half a minute the world's biggest defense budget has been possible whopping six hundred sixty billion dollars how will that go down with the average american. well bear in mind that the new york times recently published a new lead editorial called the poor and the near poor which acknowledged that people at the poverty level in the. knighted states represent one out of three americans poverty is defined as twenty four thousand fou

eric holder was appointed by this president to run the justice department.ner was a -- and i don't mean to put this for you, karen, to defend this president or this white house. i don't mean to cast it like that. but this president gave us eric holder, this president gave us tim geithner. eric holder has not found a single prosecution against a single banker under any circumstances since this entire fees cobegan amid a myriad of evidence that eric holder could prosecute on a multitude of levels. tim geithner, the same thing. when it comes to the fundamental restructuring of the banking system, and i just -- there's a desire, it feels, susan, to believe that if only the republicans weren't there, that this wouldn't have happened. but that denies the fact that there are all these authorities, especially in the justice department with eric holder, that could be exercised, and that have been exercised by past presidents, like teddy roosevelt and his justice department, which explicitly pursued standard oil. >> well, what's interesting is that the president actua