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-- -- Much of what has transpired this week illegal immigration and fast and furious.
Congressman -- Goldberg joins us member of the powerful House Judiciary Committee congressman great to have you here always good to be had by you half.
Well President Obama said that congress -- ignore the fact that his store's been open for three and a half years.
Is that a somewhat passive aggressive position for -- to -- well.
-- pointed out to other colleagues in in congress before he says his -- is always open.
In Lou I can't call in the -- -- about that it may very well be but he's got some -- -- many guards and walls between -- and his door acting get there.
And as you know not only members of your party complaining about that but his own party let let let's turn to the fast and furious investigation -- don't come back to a number of things and a little legal immigration.
But fast and furious right now it appears that your headed toward a vote on contempt to congress -- this week.
I think they we're gonna produce those documents they would do it and now it seems like they're just going -- to delay tactics like.
Some folks they're opposed to the US do an -- -- he would delay delay delay.
It's it's been over a year.
There's already been contempt for congress the only question is are they gonna produced documents before we get the -- not.
And and this business about dropping the the whole matter before we even see the documents is just outrageous.
-- the -- the congressman referring through the attorney general what many consider rather generous.
Offer which rose to decide themselves whether or not he had fulfilled -- subpoena.
Issued by Cochran's.
-- -- -- -- -- In corn and then -- team.
Senator John Carpenter John Cornyn from Texas.
Had asked Lehman met bin rather pointed about this issue and he did he made he volunteered this statement -- attorney general Mike Casey.
I had known about it Embry and he didn't -- anything that he had done more than -- she did.
And he has now had that state and withdrawn it turns out that was not true.
Middle East and and -- in their statement withdrawing that.
The attorney general's office said he inadvertently said it -- got a transcript.
Five days before that.
Where here's what he said to me.
And -- -- read this to your folks.
If you can kind of zoom in on this.
It reads and that is in stark contrast -- what happened in my predecessor attorney general Casey when his briefed about the transmission of guns to Mexico.
And as far as I can -- that -- less than what.
I that was different location five days before he spoke to corn and and they haven't withdrawn this.
So it's a bet I've sent a letter.
An official letter was part of our hearing because you have so many days submit additional questions.
And then -- My letter my question that said please.
Look up the word inadvertent.
And then explain how making the same statement to different places five days -- -- part.
Could be inadvertent instead of simply.
