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To senator grassley. he asked question hes and was told he wouldnt get answers. we asked questions and got denials. an actual false letter and false testimony. so yes, there were times in which we had whistle blowers who said certain things and all we had was a whistle blowers word but as documents came in in almost every case the whistle blowers were telling the truth and justice it was shading the truth or perhaps not telling the truth. >> greta: the contempt resolution came out of your commit...

That is all the time we have left this evening. we will have more on this tomorrow including part two of our interview with ann and governor mitt romney. thanks for being with us. greta is next and we will see captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> greta: tonight is, president obama hiding something. if so, what and why? he signed an order barring attorney general eric hold fresh turning over subpoenaed documents. who is the president protecti g protecting? his attorney general? himsel...

Today. of course the main topic that reporters are asking about has to do with fast and furious. it has to do with the president invoking executive privilege. hes now getting some questions on syria. but jay carney defending the presidents assertion of executive privilege saying really its essential that it helps to separate powers, its instilled in the constitution nat executive branch has the ability to deliberate and make policy and have the kind of discussions that the executive branch needs...

To senator grassley. he asked question hes and was told he wouldnt get answers. we asked questions and got denials. an actual false letter and false testimony. so yes, there were times in which we had whistle blowers who said certain things and all we had was a whistle blowers word but as documents came in in almost every case the whistle blowers were telling the truth and justice it was shading the truth or perhaps not telling the truth. >> greta: the contempt resolution came out of your commit...

Ten months later when they came out with the truth all that deliberative activity in this case is very appropriate for us to see. >> greta: is it obstruction or legitimate. >> that is a tough one, greta. i think the court of public opinion will decide on both of our fates on that. we think we did today what we were obligated to do. we will continue with our investigation and dozens of other investigations we are obligated to do. we would like to see this ended because the resources we are using ...

point, partisan politics and a sitting u.s. attorney general cot in the cross fire. eric holder is in copenhagen this morning. yesterday a house committee voted to recommend citing him for contempt of congress for not turning over documents from that botched fast and furious gun operation. you will remember that program allowed guns to end up in the hands of mexican drug cartels and is connected to the death of at least one u.s. law enforcement officer. those documents are now off limi...

They have made an extraordinary offer. those who have been investigating "fast and furious" saying we havent subpoena ad briefing from the attorney general. weve been subpoenaing documents. it is time to turn over documents. so that is why theyre going forward with the contempt resolution. jenna: the three branches of government at work today. an extraordinary story well continue to follow. back to mike emanuel as news warrants, gregg. certainly one of our biggest stories if not the biggest stor...

Here is a sample of what some of the democrats have been saying so far today. >> for the past year youve been holding the attorney general to an impossible standard. >> i am horrified that you are going forward with this contempt charge when the president of the united states, and the administration have invoked executive privilege for the documents sought by the chairman. >> reporter: this house oversight hearing continues at this hour. we believe chairman issa would have the votes for a contem...

Department falls short of any reason to delay todays proceedings. >> reporter: and theres definitely been tension in the room. youve heard some democrats defending the attorney general. the top democrat on the committee, elijah cummings, saying essentially chairman issa has been holding the attorney general to an impossible standard over the past year. you heard delegate eleanor holmes norton of the washington, d.c. area, why not delay? see if we can work out a deal with the justice department. ...

Operation. this comes after chair darle issa plans to move forward with a contempt resolution. he said holder gave him little choice. >> when the attorney general will admit there is over 100,000 documents you havent seen you have to take the next step. >> the white house claims that holder is cooperating and the investigation is purely litical. >> and thermal image and tore a home apart in alabama. they believed that a man accused of killing three people was hiding inside. after several hours h...