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In news in America's Newsroom the White House issuing an executive privilege.
On those fast and furious documents that AG Eric Holder has been withholding and that -- -- -- -- has wanted.
So very much in his hands on here is ranking member Elijah Cummings on all of this moments -- out.
Last night the attorney general came to us in good faith.
He offered to provide additional internal deliberative documents.
He pledged to provide a some substantive briefing.
Won the department's actions.
He agreed to a request by senator Grassley.
To describe the categories of documents being produced and those being.
Without.
He made clear that he was willing to provide.
Substantive responses.
To additional questions.
And even offered to provide documents that are outside the scope of the committee's subpoena.
He also made it clear that -- already prevent writing documents they weren't even asked for.
All he requested -- return.
Was a US.
Chairman of this committee.
Give them a good faith commitment.
That we would move toward resolving.
This content fight.
-- allies have responded basically that that didn't answer your question.
What he was subpoena saying and that he was not willing to move beyond.
This fight to end up with -- joins us now he's live outside the white house with more on this -- Good morning to you Martha there is no press briefing scheduled for today here at the White House as you know the president and his entourage returned from the G-20 summit.
Very very late last night about 1 AM.
So this is is largely a day of rest and there are no public appearances scheduled whatsoever.
That may change given that the magnitude of this decision from the White House to grant executive privilege to these documents.
The most recent.
That we've heard in regard to fast and free us from the White House came just over a week ago.
During the press briefing from press spokesman Jay Carney who said on June 11.
When asked about the back.
That the house over site committee was moving it towards a contempt citation he said this quote.
The attorney general himself has appeared eight times on the hill.
Including four hours of testimony just last Thursday so have several senior Justice Department officials including the assistant attorney general for the criminal division.
And the assistant attorney general for legislative affairs.
Given the Justice Department's efforts to accommodate the committee investigation.
I can only refer you to the Republican House -- -- -- remember who recently conceded that this investigation is.
Quote politics.
So there is the most recent comment that we've had from the White House.
Our producer up on Capitol Hill on the house iChat or it reminds us that the constitution clearly states justice -- -- the Paul Thomas just said.
That executive privilege is the exclusive province of that the president.
It suggests that the president may have known of this unless there's some other explanation that we have not yet heard but we're keeping our eyes on -- -- All right -- -- thank you very much and we continue to go through this letter.
From Eric Holder.
Requesting this and we're gonna have a lot more on it throughout the course and this one.
