Today Eric Holder announced he would claim executive privilege before the House Oversight Committee tomorrow. This is laughable, since DOJ is a Congress-created agency and Holder is not part of the immediate White House executive. It is doubtful he can do this, but Holder has been finding "convenient" interpretations of the Constitution and the general law of the land for 3 years now, so it is not surprising. Bottom line: Holder works for the People, so Congress can demand he explain how he runs his Department.
Also, Holder will probably reiterate that he will not produce any documents subject of the Committee's subpoena, from after Feb. 4, 2011. This is the date when Holder sent his first letter claiming he knew nothing about F&F. He subsequently withdrew that letter. Turns out the DOJ's Inspector General has these documents, but we are not allowed to see them.
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