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House oversight committee, darrell issa, wants to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt. today, issa announced his committee will consider a contempt resolution on june 20th. he claims it's not a political witch hunt. >> but ultimately it's not about going to contempt. it's about getting cooperation and legitimate discovery and in this case they're not asserting privilege, they're simply not giving the documents the american people deserve. >> this revolves around the justice department's fast and furious operation. today the deputy attorney general sent chairman issa a letter calling ...

good political battle. they are flying as the fact checkers work overtime. and a top united nations official now says syria is in a full-scale civil war, even as a u.n. report accuses the damascus regime of torturing children and using them as human shields. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." you don't often see a cabinet member subjected to such a harsh grilling. the attorney general eric holder on the hot seat facing republicans furious over a litany of complaints. he held his ground against calls for his resignation. dana watched it all unfold. >> a botched gun-ru...

Everyone at the department of justice and the administration accountability -- accountable for what happened and what didn't happen in fast and furious. all options are on the table. >> you are saying if the attorney general does not comply with your request, does not respond favorably to your letter you are going to put a contempt resolution on the floor. >> george, what i said are all options are on the table. >> all options on the table. so, there you go. and the latest on that, which is a 15-month investigation now as that continues. 15 months,. >> you want the bad news for the obama admin...

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In if today for gwen that lee. house oversight and government reform committee chairman darrell issa laying out the case for holding attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress. issa sent a 17-page letter to committee members saying it would help them cast an informed vote on the issue, a key step for holding or citing the attorney general. william la jeunesse with the news for us now in los angeles. >> reporter: well, harris, the contempt resolution claims that fast and furious was a top to bottom scandal and the attorney general's attempting to cover it up by withholding evidence an...