John Fund says that Attorney Eric Holder's contempt for members in an oversight hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in 2013 was on full display.
He was being asked questions by Rep. Darrel Issa, R. California., about a voicemail message left by Holder's former subordinate, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez, about a quid pro quo deal Perez arranged to get rid of a Supreme Court case before the court could issue a decision tossing out the administration's favorite legal theory: "desperate impact."
Perez promised that in exchange for the City of St. Paul dismissing the case, the Justice Dept. would give up a fraud claim against the city worth approximately 180 million dollars.
Holder got upset over having to answer a series of questions about the deal that cost taxpayers a great deal of money and about the Justice Departments refusal to provide copies of personal e-mails that Perez sent in violation of the Federal Records Act.
Holder angrily countered that Issa's questions were "Too consistent with the way in which you conduct yourself as a member of congress."
Holder has a long history of misleading congress about topics ranging from helping arrange pardons for terrorists and international Marc Rich to Operation Fast and Furious and the dismissal of the New Black Panthers voter intimidation case.
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