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The House Judiciary Committee on Benghazi and Fast and Furious




Chairman Congressman Lamar Smith


September 13 2012 Statement on Abuse of Power by the Obama Administration

Nov 13 2012 Seeks FBI investigation into timeline of Petraeus Affair


Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner

Dec 8 2011 interview over the Holder  fast and Furious Investigation- brings up the impeachment option and calls for an independent investigator

Suggest possibility of Impeaching Holder

Floats Impeachment Option in Fast and Furious


CONGRESSMAN HOWARD COBLE

Republican Rep. Howard Coble of North Carolina, a member of the Judiciary Committee, told TheDC he’s “withholding judgment” on whether he’ll call for Holder’s resignation until after the December 8 hearing, but he’s still concerned about Holder’s appearance of impropriety. “I think, let’s let him have his day before the committee before make a [call for resignation],” Coble said in a phone interview. “Now, I am troubled — I think some of the Attorney General’s responses may have in fact been laced with deception.”

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Chaffetz to Dems on Fast and Furious: Have ‘guts’ to take on Holder

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