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Eric Holder to be held in criminal contempt of Congress

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    First sitting attorney general to be held in contempt

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-- making history left and right today literally within feet of one another earlier today the Supreme Court the United States giving it's not to the president's health care law.

Perhaps his administration's crowning achievement others are not some sort.

Ought to crowning achievement as much as easily be just crowned on the head -- that's.

That's a separate issue -- happening across the street just a few minutes ago in the well of the house by a vote of 255 to 67.

We -- the House of Representatives.

Has held.

Attorney general Eric Holder in contempt of congress for refusing to hand over needed documents and information.

Regarding of course -- asked -- -- is the selling.

Of weapons and guns to Mexican drug lords that results of later on of course in the deaths.

Of two US DEA agents.

-- what built this drama beyond the normal course of political drama.

Was that 65.

Democrats opted to bolt the chamber.

And not -- at all that is not.

The entire.

Just the entire.

Black caucus many others -- -- -- that but seventeen democratic congressman.

Did vote as well.

To say that there's should be -- contents.

Vote against the attorney general.

Will.

Obviously this is a day of mixed messages.

This is a day that could escalate for the president as to what he knew when when he knew it.

Many debates back and forth whether this even remotely approaches the gravity of Watergate.

But it is going to be another summer bomber as far it's -- requesting a demanding documents.

The back and forth between the branches of government Herman Cain I think the word for this is mess would -- How about two words big -- I know a lot of Democrats.

In congress aren't going to like what I'm about to say.

The behavior of those memos that won't doubt.

Acting like it's all he -- -- they went to Washington DC to do a job.

And when the leadership in the house does it's -- on.

The democratic leadership.

-- that they don't want to debate they want to be clear that it a witch hunt.

That's -- the Republican leadership is -- and what it is doing so the ones that walked out.

But acting like spoiled kids one more point -- They are going to try to turn this into.

A racial thing.

Like may have been trying to do.

It is not about race.

It is about protecting the integrity.

Of -- government.

So when you see that is -- -- -- the entire until almost the entire Congressional Black Caucus leader.

And they're talking about an African American attorney general -- an African American president you're saying that's the message they're sending that this is all.

A racial.

And that is didn't want one of the message that did they have Cindy.

Outspoken and we'll show minute to have -- about the only tactics that the Democrats tea that the normal path.

They shift the subject they don't wanna talk about the economy they wanna talk about all of this other stuff that the administration is put on out.

They ignore the facts and -- they can't ignore the facts they rewrite the calculation -- you calculate unemployment.

Thirdly they name call.

That will be articles after this that -- gonna try to make this into a racial thing.

Which is absolutely.

Absurd.

And the American people most of them.

I'm not going to fall full.

I don't want to get your thoughts on what happens record today.

Charles Payne and very respected market -- on with me earlier government.

Who said.

Maybe Justice Roberts was being a little too clever for words here maybe he was deliberately throwing this back.

In congress' lap because.

The people decide these kind of things the people vote on congress this is -- tax that was essentially imposed by congress.

And let the people vote that's his interpretation of Justice Roberts other.

Others aren't so friendly about Justice Roberts that he.

Maybe -- intimidated that is that he didn't like being typecast as a conservative maybe since the Citizens United.

Political action committee decision or before that -- -- whatever you say they're disappointed in Justice Roberts.

How do you feel about it.

I don't believe that.

With all due respect to Charles who is a good friend and someone -- very -- -- respect I don't believe.

That to use a southern phrase that Justice Roberts all the -- that much -- that atop a -- whatever reason.

That he did it.

Here is what's in my opinion and the opinion of my friend -- Mars.

The administration and -- how won this battle.

But they're losing the war.

And I don't even think they know it let me give you a couple of anecdotal thing -- -- elements.

It's and its since this morning.

I called the Romney campaign insists this morning since this announcement about a Supreme Court they have -- raise one point bat million dollars.

The people of the wanna get the last word.

That's what I believe is going to come out of all of this.

And all of this.

Semantics but the Supreme Court have been trapped in the size -- on behalf of the ministers we -- -- You've been and -- -- -- that's all right our current thank you very much out.

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