mike,,, emanuel ,,,explains... how congress... came toothis unprecedenttd... moment. :51 - 1:02 rep. jason chaffetz / (r-ut) house oversight govt. reform cmte. 1:07 - 1:24 rep. darrell issa / (r-ca) house versight govt. reform hairman1:46 - 1:58 rep. emanuel cleavee / (d-mo)2:07 - 2:20 rep. trey gowdy / (r-sc) cmte.2:21 - 2:37 mike emanuel / wassington, .c. / ,3 there was drama, there was emotion and a fierce argument in the house of &prepresentatives. in the end, republicans and seventeen democrats in ne vote, twenty-one in the other, had more than enough votes to take a huge step. a historic day as attorney general eric holder became the first sitting cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress... there were two resolutions, one criminal, one civil. holder respondedd strongly after the vote, suggesting his republican critics focused on politics over public safety.sot - holder says: "...today's vote mmy make for good political but it is at base both a craft effort and a grave disservice to the american peoplee"i'll tell ya, it'ssgood to be here and not in washi

and mike emanuel on capitol hill. mike, the attorney general released a statement just a short time ago, right? what did he say? >> well, shep, attorney general eric holder insists he and his department of justice have been cooperative and as you might imagine, he sounds at least somewhat irritated. eric holder says, quote: unfortunately chairman issa has rejected all these efforts to reach a reasonable accommodation. instead, he has chosen to use his authority to take an extraordinary, unprecedented and entirely unnecessary action intended to provoke and avoidable conflict between congress and the executive branch. the attorney general says he is staying focused on doing his job. shep. >> shepard: mike, we also heard from some of the lawmakers involved in today's contempt vote. >> right. and it was a tense situation for much of the day on both sides. some anger and some frustration. and then as you mentioned, there was also this reminder from chairman issa that the attorney general still has a little time. >> there is

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel. >> wewhat happens now? just lost mike.idea what could happen now. the white house could go ahead and decide to appoint a special prosecutor to overlook this, oversee this. ironically, within the justice department. that could be slippery, that could be dicey. i think we have mike emanuel to play out what happens now. the administration could decide to start investigating, i guess, itself in this event. what happened? >> reporter: well, neil, first things first, in the house, they are going forward with a civil contempt resolution, some suggest might be the easier path. with a criminal contempt resolution, you are asking the united states attorney to go after his boss. the attorney general. a civil contempt resolution, if it passes, you can go to a court and say please force the justice department to turn over documents related to fast and furious. some say that is an easier path to get the information that lawmakers here on capitol hill have been looking for related to "fast and furious." not surprising to hear the defense

>> mike emanuel live on the hill. thank you.ocus of the security leak dispute is about who will lead the investigation. in to whom talk to reporters. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge as that part of the story. >> i think you are missing the fact this is a very big deal. >> national security leak investigation. questioning attorney general holder's choice of the attorneys who recollecting for his department to lead the criminal investigation. >> it would be better off for the country if you pick somebody we all buy into. >> they are good lawyers and tough prosecutors. >> in the hearing, one named names. john brennan and national security advisor tom donilon. >> how could there not be a conflict of interest if the evidence points to one or more of the people according to reporting were the sources? for example, would it be a potential conflict of interest if the evidence pointed to tom donilon or john brennan? >> i don't want to get in hypotheticals. look at it as it develops. >> i ask for concept the resolution

mike emanuel looks at the elminute of surprise on capitol hill.gin with chief white house correspondent ed henry and the president's last-minute entry in this dispute. good evening. >> good evening. this case lates the state to tie the president to fast and furious for the first time and sparked charges among republicans of a coverup. >> as he returned from the summit in the middle of the night, he approved an 11th hour request to exert executive privilege for the first time in his presidency. >> why would the president claim executive privilege unless there was something very, very important he felt should not be made known no the committee an the public? >> some of the heat on holder shifted to the commander in chief. >> why is the president getting involved in what does he know? when did he know it about "fast and furious"? i wouldn't have ever asked that question before. >> he is shielding deliberation among advisors over how to respond to investigation in media inquiries. while that is a privilege that both parties invokeed, the former clinto

it's in the wheel house of mike emanuel now but who is on capitol hill this evening. 's my understanding there was argument today about whether the contempt vote would be bad for congress or historically quite embarrassing. >> well, that's right, shep. because it sets a precedent. you mentioned the first sitting attorney general to face coon tempt vote. it's the first sitting cabinet member as far as we can tell. here is a sample of the feisty debate. >> >> the stain will be on the attorney general's office for refusing to deliver documents that he knows he could deliver that he has offered to deliver but only in return for, if you will, a plea bargain. >> that's just a sample. i should note tonight a congressional picnic at the white house. attorney general eric holder has been spotted there. oh to be a fly on the wall, shep. >> shepard: last week's vote was strictly party lines. all democrats one way. all republicans the other way. this time there is a change and it looks like an nra threat has come right up in there. >> that is true. at one point sources told us as

mike emanuel is live with more on capitol hill. we just got this breaking news. didn't take them long to say we're not going to prosecute our boss, eric holder. >> exactly right, greg. and the house republicans were pretty much expecting that. in the letter from the deputy attorney general to the house republicans to speaker john boehner they said they don't believe the actions related to fast and furious constitutes a crime and therefore they are not going to go forward and prosecute him. of course, the house republicans have another option. more on that in a moment. a key house republican talked about what is at stake. >> we got a dead border patrol agent. thousands of weapons missing. think about it. the federal government purposely and knowingly gave the drug cartels 2,000 weapons mostly ak 47s and we are supposed to walk away and not pursue this? that is just not going to happen. >> the house republicans did a civil contempt resolution so looks like it this will be solved by a lawsuit going to court and trying to force the department of justice to provide th

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us what congress is talking about. >> as congresseturns, president obama's decision and investigation in the high profile national security leaks are sure to top headlines this week. house intelligence chairman mike rogers offered this assessment of the source of the leaks. >> somebody senior had access to the material and the situation room. it's a small number of people. i tells them they are more senior in the white house. >> on "fox news sunday," chairman of the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee called on attorney general eric holder to tact to avoid appearance that anybody in the administration is trying to block full scale investigation. >> we do need a special council. special counsel avoids any appearance of conflict of interest. special counsel or independent counsel create forward situation exactly like this. >> there is conflict intentionm leader of congress after the president's decision to stop exporting illegal immigrants brought to the united states as children. some say president obama didn't

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on eric holder in the hot seat again. >> we produced 7600 look, i don't want to hear about the 7600. >> chairman, i would beg to allow -- >> lady is out of order. >> tempers flared as darrell issa tried to press eric holder on who authorized the gun walking tactics in fast and furious. issa clearly believes holder has been stonewalling. >> we believe we have responded -- >> no, mr. attorney general, you are not a good witness. a good witness answers the question asked. go back again. >> they insist high level justice department documents did not doll ev if n the operation. there were plenty of details but justice department officials said they only read summaries and some say the republican colleagues are trying to embarrass holder and the obama administration. >> operative phrase that comes to mind, bad witness, has been used, is pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. mr. attorney general, welcome to oz. >> if top level justice officials were not aware, lamar smith wanted to know why. >> why did it take so long for you to learn or

why now, mike emanuel?eporter: they are trying to get at who signed off on the tactics that led to the guns getting it total hands of people who used them against the american border agent and they subpoenaed the documents in october and they believe holder has been withholding that key information. i asked the chairman about the timing today. >> one, we need the answers for the terry family. when you have an attorney general would says he will not give you anything more, but he admits there are 100,000 documents you have not seen you have to take a step. the speaker has approve add very measured next step. >> per speaker signal "the justice department is out of the excuses." >>shepard: many believe this is a fishing expedition going on here trying to find out information about other cases ongoing and the white house is clearly not pleased. very report the justice department isn't, either, and a spokesman says this maneuver is "unfortunate and unwarranted," with discussions taking place with the committee t

mike emanuel explains ow thh reccnt leak of national security documents.....oupled with tte controversial &pfast and fuuious prograa..... is prompting one influential republican toocall for the -&o. cop. attorney general eric &pholder was back on the hot seat ovvr the botched fast and furious gun program again with a leading senator saying he should resignn texas reppblica says holder has violated tte pubbic trust by refusing to perform the duties of his office.cornyn says, "mister attorney general, it's more wwuld say you leave me with no who call upon you to resign hos your office." holder says he isn't leaving, and defended his actions, putting an end to tte tactics sed in fast and furious, and calling on thh inspector general to -& also he attornee general who made personnel changes at atf and innthe u.s. attorney's office thht was invvlved of overseeing the chhnges of within atf to make sure ttis doesn't happen ever again. so i donnt have any intention of resigning." later, calling for a new attorney general.cornyn says, "we ccn demonstrate thaa high-leve

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mike emanuel with the news. is he live for us on capitol hill. mike, very contentious day. >> trace, you can absolutely feel the tension. the top republic on the senate judiciary committee says one year after three whistleblowers testified about gun walking and fast and furious, there has not been much progress. here we are one year later and the terry family is still waiting for answers. they are still waiting for justice. the fbi doesn't have the shooter in custody. and the justice department is still defying congressional subpoena about how all this happened. >> grassley sounded encouraged after the hearing that attorney general holder said he was willing to negotiate. >> mike's aside from fast and furious, republicans also demanded the attorney general also appoint an outside investigator to look into some national security leaks. >> that's right. huge national security leaks that ended up on the front page of prominent newspapers and then out in the public for all to discuss and be aware of. last friday, late last friday the attorney general

mike emanuel broke the story and is live in our d.c. newsroom. s report indicate? >> shep, the house oversight and government reform committee's report says food and drug administration enforcement activity has led to critical shortages of generic injectable medications. the committee says fda regulatory activity has effectively shut down 30% of the total manufacturing capacity four of the largest producers of injectable medications. 219 drugs listed on the pharmacist shortage list. 58% were produced by one facility undergoing f.d.a. remediation. congressman trey gowdy say seeing huge examples at home. >> to me it's a huge problem. i can't quantify it when i have a pediatric oncologist with tears in her eyes in south carolina telling me she has to decide which patient gets drugs that day, that's not the america that i want to live in. >> gowdy's colleague, chairman darrell issa says the shortage appears to be the direct result of over aggressive and obsessive regulatory action. >> shepard: the f.d.a. is denying these charges. >> preventing shortag

just minutes ago late developments on that front we turn to mike emanuel. what's happening?house counsel justice department official. speaker boehner and congressman issa. their meeting broke down. they could not reach a deal. congressional sources say the officials presented fewer than 30 pages of documents related to fast and queue ended. that was a no deal. we appear headed for a contempt vote on thursday, shep. >> back to congressman issa's letter it contains strong recommendations. >> suggesting the white house officials were managing fast and furious and immediate aftermath. this afternoon i asked congressman issa about his letter to the president taking that on its face value. also continuing to reach out to the white house saying if not all of it falls under privilege certainly not all of it, could would you please deliver us what you could so key as much as possible. >> congressman issa insists when they do have a contempt vote here. he does believe there will be some democratic support, shep. >> the white house seems to be shaking its collective head and saying thi

mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. republicans say they are not surprised by the justice department decision. >> that is right. that is why they also voted on a civil contempt resolution. that way republicans investigating "fast and furious" can get lawyers to file civil suits try and force the department of justice to hand over the documents. here is a key house republican on where things stand. >> it is a shame that the attorney general in the white house, the obama administration is putting the country through this. putting the brian terry family threw this. this can be totally avoided and stop if they just provide the documents. >> with that highly unlikely it appears that this is all heading to court. john? >> so that is congressman chaffetz's view. what is the white house saying? >> they are standing by eric holder. ia carney says eric holder will continue his excellent work as attorney general and calls all of this pure politics. on the criminal contempt aspect, carney told reporters today, "it's established pri

mike emanuel with the news on capitol hill. any sense of whether that might happen?ld the justice department and congress would like to resolve it i'm also told there have been no direct or back channel negotiations to try to work out a deal. still, in europe today, attorney general eric holder said there could be a compromise. >> we put before the committee, a proposal that would have allowed for a resolution of that matter consistent with the way disputes have been resolved in the past through negotiation. i think the possibility still exists that it can happen in that way. >> also at that same event holder sounded defiant and angry blasting the house committee for voting him in contempt of congress, shep. >> shepard: but a lot of republicans sound as if they need the attorney general to give up much more than he has given so far. that's the word. >> that's true. we heard that today from house speaker john boehner. we also heard that other key republic members. one member of that committee that voted holder in contempt who worked as a federal prosecutor for six yea

shep. >> mike emanuel in washington tonight. the supreme court is refusing to take another look at the rights of prisoners at the guantanamo bay. four years ago the court ruled that prisoners that are held without any charges do indeed have a right to challenge their detention just as anyone else. would detainee's lawyers say lower court rulings have -- i should say lower court judges have ignored that ruling. the supreme court justices did not issue any statement on why they are deciding not to examine the issue again. right now there are 169 reported detainees at guantanamo bay. u.s. commanders say they're limiting air strikes on homes in afghanistan to avoid killing innocent civilians. afghan officials say a strike last week killed women and children along with insurgents. president harmid karzai is demanding an end to all u.s. air strikes. u.s. commanders say they will now target only homes to rescue soldiers. and pakistan is still refusing to open up supply routes into afghanistan. it should them down last year to protect -

mike emanuel on capitol hill. bill was going to fail right from the beginning, mike. >> that's right. shep. because it was pretty clear that republicans would not go along with the legislation. they argue it favors trial lawyers over small business owners at a time that we need those entrepreneurs to higher folks. here is the senate republic leader opposing the bill. >> we don't think america suffers from a lack of litigation. we have a jobness problem, a debt problem, a deficit problem. we have got a lot of problems. not enough lawsuits is not one of them. >> the bill needed 60 votes in the united states senate in favor. it only got 52. and, therefore, failed, shep? >> both sides posture. both sides push the other into votes. and this is presidential election wrapped up in a bow. >> no question. it's all about the women's vote and democrats have continue add story line that republicans are anti-women. can you expect political ads to run against the 47 senators who voted no on this measure the female senator leadin

mike emanuel hass the latest on this constitutionnl battle. battle.s business as usual today for attorney general eric holder, who attended an event with the boys and girls club ahead of thursday's contempt oversight chairman darrell issa wrote this letter to the president, who has claimed executive privilege over some justice documents. issa asked if mister obama or his senior advisors were managing operation fast and furioussand the fallout from it including 2011. then issa wrote quooe, " ... or, you are asserting a presidential power &punjustifiee solely for the purpose of furtter obstructing a congressional investigation." issa says, something in which we'd like to to make sure the president fully understands that contempt is because we're is not because we wantt everything," the white &phouse quickly responded to th letter arruing its position is consistenttwith executive branch legal precedent for the past three decades spanning administrations of both parties. spokesman eric &pschultz said quote, "the considered deliberative process privilege c

mike emanuel is live on capitol hill.now, so much of this whole economic situation is based on how we feel about things. and a lot of the focus was on whether the media can report jobs numbers accurately. >> well, that's right, shep. and it comes as the labor department told news organizations recently they would have to start using government computers and government phone lines to report unemployment numbers. news organizations up until now have been able to use their own computer systems and phones and say the change threatens speed and accuracy. now the labor department says they may allow more time to address media concerns. >> we are exploring what the media organizations, fudging the time line a little bit where we can get some things done by july 6th. we prefer to. the more we can get done by july 6th. i think the better off we would be. >> labor officials say their concern has been some media outlets blasting out the information quicker for others and perhaps giving some investors an edge. shep? >> shepard: there

because they can move it along quicker as the colleague mike emanuel pointed out. the criminal vote, it would have to kick this to a u.s. u.s. attorney. meaning, somebody who works under eric holder. it could take months or years and there is a huge conflict of interest. the civil vote as we saw when bush was in office proceeded quicker. that's what issa and the republicans want because it allows hem to go to a court on their own and try to get the documents. that's what they want to use it immediately against the administration. important stuff. i predict civil vote will pass. i'm interested to see how many democrats vote for it. if not a lot vote for it, which i think will happen, they will continue with the partisan witch hunt. if more democrats vote, it would be stronger argument than for republicans to come out and say it's not a political witch hunt. this is bipartisan concern for a cover up that resulted in the slain border agent, brian terry. >> kimberly: how do you see it playing out? >> eric: the most important part is the civil vote. if they get a civil

mike emanuel is on capitol hill covering this again for us today. ke, some of the key arguments being made by republics before the contempt vote. >> well, shep, they were essentially saying that they had narrowed what they were asking for. they were only asking for documents from february of last year until december. what some might argue was the coverup, not the entire fast and furious investigation and they said it is time for answers. >> i am proud of the fact that we're bringing up this contempt. it's sad that we got to this day. we have no other choice but we as a body as an institution as a separate branch of government have a duty and obligation and we are fulfilling that here today. >> republicans celebrated the fact that they got 17 of their democratic colleagues to vote for one of the measures. 21 to vote for the other. and so not entirely bipartisan but there was some democratic support. shep. >> shepard: so those support -- those who did not support it on the democratic side though made a pretty dramatic statement out there today. >> they

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>> shepard: mike emanuel on capitol hill with an update. more as they come in. the president wrapped up a summit today that could help determine america's financial future. president obama has been meeting in mexico with leaders of the world's largest economies. the white house is attempting to ensure europe is taking steps to fix its financial headaches. countries across the european continent have been dealing with problem after problem from spain's bank rescue to greek's political upheaval and debt troubles. if europe fails to fix itself, it could drag down the rest of the world. but yesterday the president of the european commission called out the united states, saying this crisis didn't begin in europe. >> this crisis was the result of [inaudible] america. and many of our financial sector were >> shepard: he added he is not blaming anybody and it's time for world leaders to work together. a senior white house administration official says that european leaders are right now working on a more forceful response to stabilize their financial system and the unite

our chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. an interesting day so far, mike. let's talk a little bit about what we've seen. give us, catch us all up if we're having viewers just joining us what we've seen and where we're at. >> reporter: jenna, the hearing itself was delayed 20 minutes or so because the administration asserted executive privilege over the documents related to the "fast and furious", botched gun-running program if you will. and so it seemed to catch republicans off-guard. they huddled behind closed doors for 20 minutes. chairman issa came out said, our intention has never been to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress but the justice department fought them every step of the way. they still have investigation to do to get answers about what went wrong with "fast and furious". then chairman issa addressed this new wring dell, -- wrinkle, the assertion of executive privilege. >> more than eight months after subpoena and clearly after the question of executive privilege could have and should have been asse

mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with the latest back and forth. issa wanted at 5:00 p.m. holder wanted it at 11:00 a.m.. in the end issa prevailed on that. >> reporter: that is the only development so far today, make begin. i can tell you from houses inside the committee that they received no new documents from the deep of justice today darrell issa was pressing to get the documents so his experts could go through the documentation to see if the attorney general was providing the necessary information what chairman issa was looking for. let's take a look at who is invited to this 5:00 meeting in the u.s. capitol. house oversight chairman darrell issa, attorney general eric holder, senator chuck grassley, the top republican on the senate judiciary committee who you mentioned really started off this investigation. senator pack trick leahy, chairman of the senate judiciary committee and senator elijah cummings, the house democrat on the house oversight committee. we know those are invited to be in the room. late last night attorney general holder sent a letter to chairman is

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel had been waiting all day for the meeting between the attorneysight chairman michaedarrellissa. >> 20-minute meeting in the remote corner of the capitol, away from the cameras, wrapping up between attorney general and darrell issa. to avid contempt of congress vote tomorrow, issa demanded that the attorney general must turn over fast and furious documents tonight. >> the documents that they may choose to give in the future, we need to have before tomorrow. ma

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