** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and House Oversight ... more >Of particular importance, Mr. Issa said, was that Mr. Holder refused to produce “virtually all documents responsive to the Holder Subpoena dated or created after Feb. 4, 2011.
“This impaired Congress‘ efforts to determine when the department became aware of reckless tactics and how it responded after it had issued false denials,” he said.
Mr. Issa said that before the House voted to hold Mr. Holder in contempt and authorize a civil suit, the House made “multiple attempts to reach an amicable agreement.” But, he said, the Department remained “steadfast in its refusal to accept these proposals and would not engage in a dialogue about specific documents it was withholding and its specific reasons for doing so.”
Mr. Issa said the House remains open to settling the matter outside of federal court if the Justice Department drops its objections to providing the materials at issue.
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