was it that the justice department said that in the first place and how did it -- what did it do when congress started to investigate. that's the documents that this fight is all about. >> it has been catnip for conservatives who already have had antipathy towards attorney general eric holder. is it now politics or is it substance? >> well, i guess there is a little bit of both here. because the justice department is in a somewhat weakened position because by their own admission, initial letter was wrong. and congress wants to know how it was it was misinformed. on the other hand, undoubtedly there's politics involved here, the attorney general says he thinks this is entirely a political sideshow. i will let others decide what the degree is. now here's where it gets tricky. committee voted today to recommend contempt. that goes to the full house. if the full house votes contempt there is a federal law that says it goes to the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia, worked for the justice department and he under federal law must convene a grand jury to see whether the attorney general