Marco Rubio on Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder:
Great statement by Marco Rubio. pic.twitter.com/F9CYk6P2ul
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 8, 2019
On current AG William Barr’s citation of contempt? Not so much.
The fight with Barr is a political stunt.
Real oversight was when House sought documents about #FastandFurious an Eric Holder program that allowed guns to reach drug cartels in Mexico.
Holder & Obama refused to give Congress information about it. https://t.co/3a5triWw36
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 9, 2019
Contempt is contempt, Senator, and AG Barr’s refusal to be questioned by those the House Committee feels are best equipped to get to the truth regarding what is potentially the most damaging scandal in the history of the United States is certainly worthy of it. AG Barr’s conduct after just a couple of months of service is terrifyingly bad.
I realize that the Republican Party and its leading members, such as yourself, are terrified of the unmasking of President Trump, because it will condemn the very culture of the Republican Party, its methods and attitudes, and all that has brought you to your prominent position, and it hurts to think that such a petty little man is the face of your Party – the petty little man who beat you and a bunch of pretenders to the 2016 Republican nomination.
But that’s one of the responsibilities of a Party leader, rooting out the pus and pestilence that inevitably comes with any human endeavour. This is your opportunity to be a leader. Don’t blow it.
