documents, andrea, that the attorney general could not lawfully give him. or documents that might interfere with the prosecution. well, finally last friday, chairman issa took those documents off the table and he is now requesting documents concerning a february 4th, 2011 letter addressed to mr. senator grassley, wherein the department wrongfully and inaccurately stated that there have been no gun walking. basically, that s what we re boiled down to today. this what is the meeting s all about. mr. issa wants documents that led up to that february 4th letter that again misstated the fact that gun running had taken place, again, gun walking had taken place, and second, he wants documents that may have
part. they have, i guess, until they decide ability to change their minds. but as i said, we we made, i thought, an extraordinary offer. and indicated to them materials have been accumulated and they are for distribution to them. we will make, as i said, somebody available to brief on them and answer questions connected to them. here s issa from maryland. that s elijah cummings. that s not mr. issa. republicans we are going to pull up issa for you but republicans held several hearings on the so-called gun walking prime minister even though it was cooked up by the bush administration and shut down by holder. despite all of that, republicans are still moving towards a
the outset. there must be something in the documents he doesn t want us to see, because if they exculpate him, if they cleared him, he would have given them months ago. there are two main levels of inquiry, number one, how a gun program as fundamentally flawed as fast and furious could have ever been approved by main justice. that s point number one so we can get answers for brian terry s family and your viewers and for congress. point two. there was a demonstrably false letter written on february 4th, 2011 which was calculated to mislead congress. they denied the tactic of gun walking. ten months later they withdrew that letter, which is really unprecedented, governor. i want to know how a letter of that fundamentally flawed and miss leading ever could have been drafted by a department that is supposed to be about justice. right now there s a vote scheduled for wednesday on contempt of congress charges facing the attorney general. do you think there s anything
come forth with as many documents that might clear not only him but clear his department. that s what i ve said from the outset. there must be something in the documents he doesn t want us to see, because if they exculpate him, if they cleared him, he would have given them months ago. there are two main levels of inquiry, number one, how a gun program as fundamentally flawed as fast and furious could have ever been approved by main justice. that s point number one so we can get answers for brian terry s family and your viewers and for congress. point two. there was a demonstrably false letter written on february 4th, 2011 which was calculated to mislead congress. they denied the tactic of gun walking. ten months later they withdrew that letter, which is really unprecedented, governor. i want to know how a letter of that fundamentally flawed and miss leading ever could have been drafted by a department that is supposed to be about justice. right now there s a vote
it looks like he would want to come forth with as many documents that might clear not only him but clear his department. that s what i ve said from the outset. there must be something in the documents he doesn t want us to see, because if they exculpate him, if they cleared him, he would have given them months ago. there are two main levels of inquiry, number one, how a gun program as fundamentally flawed as fast and furious could have ever been approved by main justice. that s point number one so we can get answers for brian terry s family and your viewers and for congress. point two. there was a demonstrably false letter written on february 4th, 2011 which was calculated to mislead congress. they denied the tactic of gun walking. ten months later they withdrew that letter, which is really unprecedented, governor. i want to know how a letter of that fundamentally flawed and miss leading ever could have been drafted by a department that is supposed to be about justice.