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Clash continues over Fast and Furious investigation

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    Eric Holder meets with Rep. Darrell Issa on Capitol Hill

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Now as the attorney general met just moments ago with a lawmaker who has taken point in the investigation.

Of operation fast and furious chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel had been waiting all day for that meeting between the attorney general.

Eric Holder and house oversight committee chairman Darrell -- -- Mike is joining us live on Capitol Hill good evening.

Break -- evening a twenty minute meeting in a remote corner of the capital away from TV cameras wrapping up.

Just moments ago between the attorney general and chairman Darrell ice.

To avoid a contempt of congress vote tomorrow.

I -- demanded that the attorney general must turn over fast and furious furious documents tonight.

The documents that they may choose to give in the future.

We need to happen before tomorrow ultimately.

The documents necessary because postponement appear to be in their possessions.

Were hoping that we have -- tonight.

If we can evaluate them even -- it within that will give us grounds to.

To negotiate a postponement.

And perhaps final resolution.

The Justice Department had identified 140000.

Fast and furious documents for its inspector general.

But only turned over to -- -- have fewer than 8000 around 5%.

So I say has been demanding much more -- -- has now narrowed his requesting emails written months after border agent Terry's death when the Justice Department denied whistle blower allegations later proven true the attorney general is trying to avoid a contempt of congress vote against him.

Which has been scheduled for tomorrow.

Holder road I saw last night quote.

The department has off pretty serious good faith proposal to bring this matter to an amicable resolution in the form of a briefing based on documents that the committee could retain.

-- holder wired assurances before turning over those documents -- -- responded with a letter of his own telling holder that a briefing on the substance of the documents is not enough.

Quote so the expectations of this meeting are clear only the delivery of documents outlined in offered by the Department of Justice last Thursday to staff will be sufficient to justify -- post bombing of Wednesday's scheduled vote top Democrats didn't say much today.

Except for majority leader Harry Reid expressing support for the attorney general.

-- provided nothing but a key house oversight Republicans says holder must do more.

Anything short of full compliance with the -- it would be unsatisfactory to make.

And to a number of other committee members so I'm not interest and there's not a bridge tournament we're not tacked on over the price of a used car.

The top Democrat on the oversight committee Elijah Cummings who sat in on the meeting said based on what he heard.

The attorney general has nothing to hide -- would like to resolve this process.

Tyson described -- as he said it was time to turn over the documents.

Meanwhile the attorney general wanted to give a briefing so these two still seeming to be far apart right.

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