From The Washington Post: "When the House voted Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, more than 100 Democrats walked out, denouncing the vote as a political sham. But they left behind a group of 17 Democrats who face some of the toughest re-election contests in the nation, and that group joined Republicans in rebuking Mr. Holder."
The article continues about yesterday's vote: "Despite the vote, the Justice Department on Friday told House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, that Mr. Holder's decision to withhold some information from an ongoing congressional probe into Operation Fast and Furious didn't constitute a crime and would not be prosecuted."
More about the charges against Attorney General Holder: "Republicans pursued contempt charges against Mr. Holder after the Obama administration withheld documents demanded by lawmakers as part of an investigation into Fast and Furious, a flawed federal gun operation run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, from 2009 to 2011."
17 Democrats Join GOP In Holder Rebuke
