Eric Holder (usbacklash.org)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite voting to hold former IRS employee Lois Lerner in contempt, House Speaker John Boehner has no plans to actually have her arrested.
From The Hill:
Under a precedent affirmed by the Supreme Court, each chamber of Congress can authorize its sergeant-at-arms to detain individuals it holds in contempt. But Boehner said on “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo” on Fox News that he has no interest in doing that with Lerner, whom the House last week voted to hold in contempt over her refusal to testify about her role in the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups.
“I’m not sure we want to go down that path,” Boehner said. “It’s never been used,” he said of the provision allowing Congress to arrest individuals and place them in the Capitol jail. The Senate has in fact used that power, but not in the last 80 years. “I’m not sure that it’s an appropriate way to go about this,” Boehner said.
The contempt charge has been referred to the Justice Department, and Boehner said it is up to Attorney General Eric Holder to prosecute Lerner.
“Now will he do it? We don’t know, but the ball is in his court,” Boehner said.
Who is Boehner kidding? He’s expecting Eric Holder – the man who hasn’t held a single administration official or employee accountable for anything – to prosecute Lerner? Holder wouldn’t even prosecute Black Panthers standing outside a polling place with billy clubs.
Boehner expects HIM to deal with Lerner?
Authored by Kyle Olson
