Contempt Resolution Introduced In House

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This afternoon, House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers (D-MI) introduced a criminal contempt resolution against White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers and a resolution that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) file a civil suit against the White House.

Both resolutions arise from the U.S. Attorneys purge investigation. Paul Kiel explains.

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