eric holder hasn't done that. he's changed his testimony multiple times under oath, and he hasn't been charged with perjury yet. and so, and considering, too, that the justice department decide canned before the contempt votes were even counted that they weren't going to pursue or even look into the charges against eric holder. there's a lot of corruption going on there, and i think it's just a matter of a lot of them are just covering for each other. they're all buddies, and they think if they can just hold out long enough, that they'll get away wit. i have to have faith in our system, i don't think they will. i think chairman issa's doing a great job at getting the facts for as many as he can, anyway, and there are a few select journalists who are doing the best they can, too, in exposing what's going on. ..

and eric holder said no. that was a little embarrassing, not on the level of self that but a public relations way. so instead of just apologizing right away, eric holder released a letter of apology to the press before the entire terry family was capable of reading it. >> does anyone in the justice department, or pure of our call to buckle and firearms come home and see beauty, does anyone dispute that two of e firearms found at the scene, brian terry's murder, were from this program? is that key that indiscreet? >> that defect of their from this, is not in dispute. but whether this program was a direct result of brian terry's murder is in dispute. and attorney general eric holder has made a point. he said it's not fair to assume that this program is why brian terry was killed spent you agree with that? >> i disagree. because the weapons that were left at the scene where given to these cartel members spent but as you said, they are well on. from various sources but they could've quite easily have killed brian

he doesn't want to cooperate with eric holder and doesn't want to cooperate with the white house. he'd rather play politics. he tweeted last week that he's doing the full ginsburg, to get on the talk shows. that's great. ups his profile. bottom line is we have a tragic death of a federal agent. we have a policy that really needs to be gotten to the bottom of, instead, darrell issa would rather play politics. >> is it grandstanding? contempt of congress. >> what we need is get to the bottom of this. my heart goes out to brian terry's family. we don't have anyone held accountable for what happened and eric holder is a disgrace, i think, by defying congress. all he had to do was turn over all of the documents. not some. not a few. not the ones that he selects. but all of the documents. so that we can get to the bottom of it. but clearly, he is not doing his basic duty in upholding the highest -- one of the big positions in our country by obeying the law. he should have done so in the very beginning. we wouldn't be going through all of this nonsense. >> that will have to be the last w

the house of representatives has voted to hold the attorney general eric holder in contempt of congressholder is now the first sitting cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress. >> and bret baier breaking news, house of representatives, voted to hold eric holder in contempt of congress refusing to turn over documents related to the fast and furious scandal. here is holder's reaction. >> and makes feed ner the minds of some, but both a crass effort and a grave disservice to the american people. they expect and they deserve far more. >> that story, richard, got not much press because it came in the shadow of the health care ruling on thursday. did it get the coverage it deserves? >> you know, i don't think it got the coverage it deserved in the leadup. whether or not you think it's a witch hunt or a legitimate inquiry. wherever you find yourself on the political spectrum, there is no denying the fact that doj and the attorney general, stonewalled and gave erroneous information. that alone should push coverage from the liberal media. usa today put this on 5-a. it's really outrageou

i agree with eric holder. talking about the texas law.s, the dmv for example, many counties over for hispanics. no doubt at all they do it to keep down the hispanic vote, period. >> eric: they offer people who didn't have i.d. they would send forms out. >> andrea: you want to care about hispanics? hundreds of hispanics were killed because you let guns walk. how about that? >> eric: let's talk about a good friend of mine. lieutenant colonel allen west and here is what he had to say. >> the white liberals to belief they have k have a condescending manner to black conservatives that we need approval from our, quote/unquote, i guess masters to be able to speak. that's where true racism lies. i know i'm their number one target. it emboldens me to speak out stronger. heck with them that they think someone else needs to approve me and what i stand for. >> eric: robert, you are a white liberal. >> bob: yeah. i am. you're right. yesterday, i took on the colonel. and i d it, i might have used a different choice of words. he didn't have to be quiet.

how many prosecutions has eric holder done of big bank executives? none. zero. ess this is what i hold eric holer in contempt for. this is what it unacceptable and now sources at huffing ton post say it is the justice department holding it up. and they are frustrated -- in fact extremely fru

the attorney general eric holder is taking on texas over voter id. voter fraud, and the lone star state coming up. >>> and there are some of the stories making news at the bottom of the hour. syria is now denying that its forces used heavy weapons during a mass killing in a village on thursday. opposition activists say tanks and helicopters killed at least 220 people. in mexico city thousands of demonstrators are taking to the streets there. they are protesting the results of the recent presidential election. candidates accuse the winning party of campaign fraud. and new york city firefighters put out a fire at a popular tourist spot downtown. several hundred folks are at the seaport when the fire broke out. thankfully no one was hurt. >>> this is a hot button issue, and it is building in washington right now. senate democrats are pushing a one-year tax cut proposal for americans earning $200,000 or less. now, the move is likely setting the stage for a big showdown for republicans over extending the bush tax cuts which will expire at the end of the y

but to me the real problem with eric holder is not the fast and furious.have shown on this program, that that is not nonsense that the atf had no program to shuffle guns. the real problem with eric holder is what i would call the slow and the listless and that is his treatment of fraud in the banks. we had a gigantic amount of proud to in 2008. he did nothing. we have the libor scandal now. what has he done? nothing. his former law firm implicated some of the biggest mortgage and foreclosure fraud. how many prosecutions has eric holder done of big bank executives? none. zero. the slow and the listless this is what i hold eric holer in contempt for. this is what it unacceptable and now sources at huffing ton post say it is the justice department holding it up. and they are frustrated -- in fact extremely frustrated that the justice department will not

whether or not eric holder condoned it, whether or not eric holder authorized it, we don't know.t this point what we do know is he is not cooperated and he has obstructed in the investigation to get to the truth. so if this is the only mechanism by which we can achieve the truth i think the congress has an obligation to the terry family to all law enforcement and to the country to pursue this, even if it is only in civil court. heather: marjorie, what do you think?. >> i think we're in the heart of campaign season. while absolutely this was clumsy by holder around the justice department there is a difference between the competency and criminality. what we've got is issa playing politics the fact of the matter they have come to eric holder. he testify nine separate times about this particular case. in addition, his office as well as the doj provided over 7,000 documents, that were requested by the oversight committee. and time and time again he came forward said look, let's create a good faith agreement. we'll provide anything that you want to see, anything related to this case if

it's very clear the timing has everything to do with the house of representatives holding eric holder in contempt.

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this is what the president -- now, you all claimed executive privilege for eric holder and said these documents that he's not handing over are covered by executive prifrbolog, meaning they don't have to hand it over. we went back and this is from an interview obama did in 2007 with larry king. he was talking about george bush invoking executive privilege when it came to one of his lawyers and another staff member in an investigation that congress was doing. here's what the president then a senator had to say. >> there's been a tendency on the part of the administration to try to hide behind executive privilege every time there's something a little shaky that taking place. >> why did you all invoke executive privilege this time? when there are some who feel there's something a little shaky taking place? >> let's go back to the fact. the facts are this was a bad plan, fast and furious. something that started in the bush administration, the attorney general did not know about it, came out of the region, and when the attorney general learned about t what he did was stop it, he said it was

. >> the republican-led house cited eric holder in contempt of congress for refusing to share some documents. >> today's vote made for good political theater in the minds of some, but it is at base a crass effort and a grave disservice to the american people. >> joining me now is white house chief of staff jack lue. thank you so much for joining us this morning. let's talk about health care a bit. i wanted to show you an opinion poll taking by usa today/gallup after the decision. and this is the opinion of the supreme court's ruling that the individual mandate, in fact, most of the entire law is constitutional. 46% of americans agree with that and 46% of americans disagree with that. why does health care law remain so divisive at this point? >> i think one of the great things about this country is we have a supreme court. when it reals, we have a final judgment. there's not a question now whether or not the law is constitutional. it is constitutional. health care has been a divisive debate for many years. it's a personal issue to many people. they understand health care is a big part of thei

laughter) the house oversight committee has been investigating the debacle but attorney general eric holder has refused to turn over some 80,000 documents that chairman darrell issa has demanded siting as grounds that they need the papers to gift wrap other weapons for an exciting new prison program christmas guns for convicts. (laughter) you know, i'm sure there's a lot of bull (bleep) partisan type investigations that go on on capitol hill, many of them designed to merely tie up or damage the administration, but here's the thing: the a.t.f. did send a bunch of guns to mexican drug gangs. one of those guns was used to kill a u.s. border agent. so you know if holder didn't turn over the documents this was coming. >> the committee meets today to consider reporting a resolution to the house of representatives finding the attorney general eric holder, jr., in contempt of congress. >> jon: ow. that's got to sting. congress holding something else in contempt. (laughter) it's like when you give a dog a banana and they go "i don't eat that." and you're like "you lick your balls but a banana is ben

but that is not the reason that eric holder is in. it is condescending of every taxpayer that wanting answering questions is about race. if we can't get government officials who are supposed to be accountable to the taxpayers f. they are people of color, they shouldn't take the jobs. dr. king king had a dream that people would not be judged or exed by the color of their skin but the content of their character. claiming racism by the highest ranking officer in the nation . equality means people are treated without regard to their color. when white kids don't get prosecuted to the extent that black kids do that is racism. but it is not about color on the attorney general. it is it not color but his compliance with the law. that is my view. florida congressman alen west has caused race controversy in a campaign stop when he spoke about president obama's policies he does not want you to have self-esteem. of geth up and having that -- (inaudible) he wants you to be his slave. to be economically defendent on him. >> joining me from florida

the timing has to do with house representatives holding eric holder in contempt for not turning over information. the terry family should have seen this happen a year ago. >> speaking of the family brian terry released a statement in response to the justice department's announcement. they believe the announcement is moving forward but the family also wants the documents to be released stating however the accountability aspect of operation fast and furious the flawed atf gun trafficking investigation put weapons into the hands of the men that killed brian terry remains stalled. all documents pertaining to this case should be released so all americans can know who approved of the operation so they can be held accountable for their decisions. >>> now it's time for your 5@5:00. the top 5 stories making news for you at this hour. house republicans will move one step closer today to preeling obama care. the white house now threatening to veto any attempt by law makers to repeal obama care. >> the ethics committee is investigating a conflict of interest potentially. she pushed for higher re

i made fun of you dick only because both sides, i mean eric holder and chairman issa think that thisa big deal. it's not a partisan issue. you're the only one who doesn't think it's a big deal. the attorney general thinks it's a very big deal. but the question is -- the question is whether the public can have faith right now in the process happening within doj. even if you don't think eric holder has anything to do with this he seems to be suggesting that none of the top officials at doj did. and if these applications for the wiretaps are as detailed as issa claims, talking about letting guns walk and so on then obviously somebody within doj did know. why can't we just have those people's names and be done with it? >> i think there is a couple of reasons. the first is the folks in doj, if there are people down there that knew about it, obviously holder has testified he didn't, and i believe him. number two this is a tempest in a tea pot about again a program that's already been pointed out that began under the bush administration, brad, and it was -- >> it was not begun under the bus

. >> the house vote to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt. and the handshake that made history in northern ireland. >> 26 states challenged it, republicans hate it, mitt romney says he will get rid of it, the patient protection and affordable care act is president obama signature legislative achievement, but is it constitutional? according to chief justice roberts, who wrote the majority opinion upholding the law, yes and no. so much to talk about, so little time. let's begin with you, nina. did anyone expected to go this way? >> not any person predicted all of the twists and turns, the intellectual and jujitsu of this decision, what would be upheld 5-4, what would be struck down by a 7-2 vote. this was one of those wonderful days that the supreme court defied everybody's predictions, and it is why i love covering this institution. >> charles, your take? >> on the day of oral arguments, it seemed roberts was torn in two directions. on the one hand, he could not abide the defense of the act by the administration on the grounds of the commerce

meantime, eric holder, the attorney general of this nation was in texas yesterday. keep in mind the department of justice is trying to make sure that texas does not -- they're not allowed to continue with this voter i.d. law where people actually have to show i.d. to go vote. well, here's another hypocritical situation because to get into this event, you had to show i.d. so which one is it? let's present government issued photo i.d.'s such as a valid driver's license. >> to get into this naacp event and he went on. it was inflammatory language. he was comparing the texas voter i.d. law down there to those southern taxs that would charge southern blacks going to the polls and keep them from actually voting so likening t current voter i.d. law situation down there to southern poll taxes. >> so you don't need a photo i.d. to vote, he feels, but you do need to see eric holder at the naacp. >> well, coming up on the show -- first, we'll go to this because we teased this at the beginning of the show, the unsolved murder of a juilliard student eight years ago taking an inc

the republican-led house cited attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for failing to share documents. >> today make good political theater in some people's minds, but it is a crass disservice to the american people. >> joining me now is white house chief of staff jack lew. thank you for joining us. i waned to talk about health care a little bit because i wanted to show you a opinion poll taken by "usa today"/gallup, and this is the opinion of the supreme court's ruling that the individual mandate, and most of the entire law is constitutional, and 46% of americans agree with that and 46% of americans disagree with that. why does health care law remain so divisive at this point? >> cancandy, one of the great things about this country is that we have a supreme court and when it rules, we have a final judgment. so there is not a question as to whether or not the law is constitutional, because it is a constitutional and health care has been a divisive issue for several years. it does impact people's lives and the political debate makes it more and less divisive and people are se

now the other thing i think we have to talk about here is eric holder, the attorney general.er tremendous pressure, as you know. he has also been hit with contempt of congress citation, a lot of republicans have said they went after him because of the fast and furious investigation, you know all about that. but democrats and holder have said they went after him because he's been the guy attacking voter identification laws. he is giving a speech at the naacp, likely to make that case, of course. republicans would deny that charge. they say it was all about fast and furious and the fact that justice department had not turned over certain documents to republicans on capitol hill. there is a new cnn/orc poll that shows the public sort of agrees both sides. on one hand, 53% of voters think it was proper for the congress to find holder in contempt, at the same time, 6-10 said there was a political motive for the contempt citation. so the public is split on this issue and not sure what to think about t. >> joe johns reporting live from washington. >>> now we want to turn your attent

so, yeah, i think you are going to hear a lot about eric holder, fast and furious. >> what's the rap against holder? >> that he's not been forth coming with the united states congress about fast and furious and the murder of -- >> he's conducting a coverup of the rap against him, but he is not going to be in a second term, even if obama wins, so that's somehow going to moot this issue. >> do you think they're okay with just letting this coast? >> i think the republicans would like -- >> you know that we have -- >> until the election is over, we'll deal with it after. that you remember, john, we did in that '72. >> you remember -- no, no, you know the name of the investigation body that's now sitting on this? >> the house committee -- the issa committee. >> he seems very tenacious, and he's very skilled. >> yes, he is skilled, and he is furious at holder. >> he's a committee chairman. >> yes, that's right. >> he has power. >> they just cited him for contempt. >> they just cited eric holder for criminal contempt and civil contempt. >> what happens now? does that just go away? >> the de

as we recorded earlier, attorney general eric holder spoke to the naacp and talked about civil rightsthe administration is doing for minorities. however, holder may need to up his visibility. a new cnn poll finds 31% of those surveyed have never heard of him. the figure jumps to 41% for nonwhites. at today's event in houston, holder said the texas law requiring a government issued photo i.d. to vote disenfranchises minority voters. the justice department own media advisory for the speech included this note to reporters covering the note. all media must present government-issued photo i.d., such as driver's license. not long after that, ted poe took to the house floor. >> holder is inconsistent and he believes for security and photo i.d. when he speaks but rejects valid security and i.d. for people with a vote. >> bret: transportation secretary ray la hood says obama jumpstarted the hybrid movement. he told an audience in colorado, when you see now a lexus hybrid, no one would have predicted that two years ago. actually, lexas began rolling out hybrid models in 2005. seven years ago. f