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Offenders of eric holder. >> this subpoena is about federal documents under seal, federal documents that involve matters under investigation or whatever other fishing expedition they can find with the elections in mind. it will not succeed. >> reporter: as in any hearing we expect there will be a few surprises here before the senate judiciary committee, some democrats likely will be supportive of the attorney general, some republicans have tough questions about the national security leaks, and a...

Says. so you look and say, we are relying on a summary, congress didnt said, you shall be accountable for a summary. you are accountable for the documents. that means the system is broken from an approval standpoint. this isnt the first time we have seen robo-signing in government. but you know -- >> greta: but the problem is, okay, i give it to you that its broken. we have a border agent murdered and a family who wants information and we have -- we have a series of people who have that informat...

Contempt? >> we are in a process in which -- >> greta: thats a slow-walk answer. whats the truth -- have you asked him -- you must have said, you have had conversations -- >> we have had lots of conversations itching he says what. >> we have agreed to a process and we are continuing that process. the timeline for that process is pretty much over. so do i believe is that we are in within weeks of it? yes. do i have additional hearings i can hold to allow the public to better understand? yes. but ...

Them, they know a sheet that is pulled says. you look and say, we are relying on a summary. congress didnt say you shall be accountable for a summary, you are accountable for the underlying documents. that means the system is broken from an approval standpoint. this isnt the first time we have seen robo-signing in government -- >> but the problem is that, okay, i give it to you that its broken. we have a border agent who has been murdered. we is have a family who wants information. we have a ser...

>> greta: they knew. thats what darrell issa says, contrary to what the justice department fiduciaries claim. congressman issa says that senior washington department officials knew about and approved fast & furruous tactics. the program allowed illegally obtained weapons to walk over the border from the united states and into mexico. two of those guns were found at the december 2010 murder seen of a border agent. dont forget ttook weeks to get answers and even action on the secret service prosti...

Make you feel good about yourself. you feel good because your 4. >> -- because your 401k is going higher. martha: for roughly a year and a half we have been trying to get answers on this failed gun-running sting that put guns in the hands of drug cartels and they were later found at the murder of this border agent brian terry. there is a fierce fight that broke out over accusations of a coverup. up next, is congress about to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt? >> who is responsible, m...

Them. they have not complied with that. they refused to provide the documents, which if they are arguing with the department of justice, would clear them of our misconceptions and provide us with the documents. but i think its crystal clear that they dont give us the documents and only the wristle-blowers are giving us the documents because it demonstrates that what the department of justice is saying in writing is not true. thats why they havent come clean. >> greta: with all due respect to the...

>> greta: they knew. thats what darrell issa says, contrary to what the justice department fiduciaries claim. congressman issa says that senior washington department officials knew about and approved fast & furruous tactics. the program allowed illegally obtained weapons to walk over the border from the united states and into mexico. two of those guns were found at the december 2010 murder seen of a border agent. dont forget ttook weeks to get answers and even action on the secret service prosti...

Them. they have not complied with that. they refused to provide the documents, which if they are arguing with the department of justice, would clear them of our misconceptions and provide us with the documents. but i think its crystal clear that they dont give us the documents and only the wristle-blowers are giving us the documents because it demonstrates that what the department of justice is saying in writing is not true. thats why they havent come clean. >> greta: with all due respect to the...

For over a year and a half. you have a border agent who has been murdered and you have a family who is grieving and wants that information. and it seems like a simple thing and its like its sort of caught up in the washington whatever. and i know you want to like dot every i and cross every t, but time is running out to get answers for this family. and i hope -- i mean, i hope that by you saying you want to wait you dont mean until after the election so nobody gets punished either way politicall...