Chairman Issa issued the following statement on the Committee’s approval of a report finding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
Issa Statement on Committee Approval of Fast and Furious Contempt Report
Eric Holder
Today is Wednesday, October 29, 2025 
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NRA Statement on Fast & Furious
The following is a letter from Chris Cox of the NRA-ILA regarding the recent developments with Eric Holder and the Obama Administration’s attack on the second amendment called Fast & Furious.
Obama Administration Trying to Hide Blood on Hands
Obama’s claim of executive privilege to prevent access to documents relating to Operation Fast and Furious smacks of hypocrisy and looks like an attempt to cover blood on the administration’s hands.
Brian Terry Family Releases Statement Regarding Hearings on Fast & Furious
Terry family attorney Pat McGroder released the following statement from Brian Terry’s parents Josephine Terry and Kent Terry Sr.
House Committee Votes to Hold Eric Holder in Contempt of Congress
President Barack Obama invoked executive privilege today to lock up documents that House investigators were seeking in relation to the cover-up surrounding Operation Fast & Furious.
NRA Holds a Key to Contempt Vote as Holder Dares Issa to Proceed
The NRA must be involved. Now is not the time to avoid confirmation, now is the time to show the leadership it claims, and that its membership expects of it.
Blogger Vanderboegh Reports ‘Gunwalker’ Link to Obama’s ‘Tough Guy’ Advisor
Sources claim a close advisor to President Obama who is a high-level member of the National Security Council was in the loop on Fast and Furious.
Eric Holder Offers a “Compromised” Compromise
He is merely continuing to stonewall in an effort to delay the contempt vote, and perhaps even stall the process until after November’s election.
ICE Agent Jaime Zapata Murdered While Investigating Fast & Furious Weapons
Armed American Radio to report during broadcast on possible high-ranking whistleblowers within the Department of Justice and revelations that a murdered ICE agent was investigating Fast and Furious.
Boehner: Justice Dept Out of Excuses on ‘Fast & Furious’
The Justice Department is out of excuses. Congress has given Attorney General Holder more than enough time to fully cooperate with its investigation into ‘Fast and Furious.’
CCRKBA Video Slams Fast & Furious, Calls for Truth on Capitol Hill
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today released a powerful video call on American citizens to demand full disclosure on the deadly Operation Fast and Furious.
CBS Scoops Contempt Vote, Claims Credit for Nationally Breaking Fast and Furious
This Fast and Furious gunwalking story, that now reaches into the highest levels of government, was exposed nationally for the first time by new media, not old.
Holder Continues to Dance Around “Fast and Furious” Questions
During testimony, Holder conceded that “inappropriate tactics” were used in “Fast and Furious,” but continually evaded questions about who in the Justice Department approved the infamous operation.
ATF Whistleblower Site Members Not Buying Holder’s ‘Fast And Furious’ Testimony
Weekend reactions from CleanUp ATF forum comment posters to Attorney General Holder’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Fast and Furious show disbelief, anger, and contempt.
Holder Testimony Belies Early and Continued Citizen Journalist Reports
Early documented reports on Fast and Furious make implausible Eric Holder’s insistence that he was in the dark.
Mexican Attorney Prepares Civil Lawsuit on Fast and Furious
The risks assumed by a Mexican attorney to pursue a civil action from a land where decapitations and bridge hangings are used as warnings to back off add special urgency to Holder’s stonewalling.
Documents Show Senior DOJ Officials Knew of Gunwalking in Fast & Furious
Darrell Issa confronted Atty Gen Holder with new documents showing that senior Justice Dept Officials in Washington were given specific information about reckless tactics in Operation Fast & Furious.
Oversight Says ‘Senior DOJ Officials Were Informed Of Gunwalking’
Wiretap approvals show Eric Holder’s reports knew a lot more about gunwalking than he’s letting on.
MA Democrats Require Photo ID Despite Racism Charges
The Democrats say requiring voter ID discriminates, yet they require it to get into their MA convention. Plus you never hear them complaining that requiring an ID to buy a gun is racist.
U.S. Investigators Not Alone in Condemning “Fast and Furious”
Arturo Sarukhan, Mexico’s ambassador to the U.S., commented earlier in the week, “Mexico was never apprised how the operation would be designed and implemented.”
Eric Holder’s Contemptible Behavior Demands a Special Prosecutor
We commend Rep. Issa for producing this important document and moving toward following through, but we renew our call for a fully empowered and truly independent investigator to get to the bottom.
Black Pastors Take Up Holder Talking Points on Both Election and ‘Gunwalker’
The Justice Department’s relationship with African American churches ensures campaigning that pushes the envelope on what is permissible by IRS code.
Rep. Joe Walsh on Homeland Security IG Investigating Fast and Furious
Ginny Simone talks to Congressman Joe Walsh (R-IL).
House Republicans Fire Off Letter to Eric Holder
House Republican leaders sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder last Friday demanding that he fork over the thousands upon thousands of documents that the Justice Department has.
Homeland Security IG Investigates Fast and Furious – VIDEO
Cam Edwards talks to Congressman Blake Farenthold (R-TX) about Homeland Security IG Investigating Fast and Furious.
Grassley Holds Key To Bypass Balking On Holder Contempt Charges
If Sen. Grassley is serious about seeking justice in the Fast and Furious scandal, there’s a way for him to prove it that will bypass the waffling and equivocation coming from the John Boehner camp.
House Leadership Demands Cooperation from Holder on “Fast and Furious”
Rep. Issa has been investigating “Fast and Furious” since early in 2011, but the DOJ is still refusing to cooperate or reveal who in the agency knew about and approved the operation.
Eric Holder & DOJ Behind Dangerous Proposal to Restrict Rights of IL Gun Owners
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Illinois State Police are teaming up to pass legislation to destroy your right to privacy and your gun rights in exchange for federal grant money.
Issa Invites Questions While Staffers Ignore Them
The House Oversight Committee on Government Reform complains about Atty Gen Holder not being forthcoming with info on the Operation Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal while they do same with media.
Congressman Darrell Issa is a Second Amendment Hero
Congressman Darrell Issa sent a memorandum to members of his committee outlining instances in which Attorney General Holder perjured himself before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.