Seeing as Eric Holder was Obama's "Wingman," who protected him from various investigations, Obama returned the favor by protecting Holder by asserting executive privilege over thousands of documents requested by the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee.
This resulted in Congress's historic vote to hold the attorney general in contempt.
At least 80 Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, staged a walkout over the contempt vote, calling it a "Misuse of power" and chanting "Shame on you" at Republicans, whom they naturally accused of racism for daring to hold Holder accountable for his obstruction.
Now that former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is refusing to comply with a subpoena for their partisan investigation of the January 6 Capital riot, Democrats no longer believe holding someone in contempt of Congress is an abuse of power or a distraction from more important priorities.
Thomspon was among the Democrats who walked out of the contempt vote against Eric Holder in 2012.
There's a reason the vote to hold Holder in contempt was bipartisan.
Democrats want to hold him in contempt after decrying such a thing was an abuse of power.
Friday, October 15, 2021
The Democrats Contemptible Flip-Flop on Contempt
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