Exclusive: Rep. Issa’s Team Demands a Scalp Over 'Fast and Furious'

Daniel Klaidman reports exclusively on the scalp Issa’s team wants.… EXCLUSIVE June 22, 2012 What Rep. Issa Really Wants Daniel Klaidman reports exclusively on the scalp Issa’s team wants. The House oversight committee, chaired by Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, has voted to cite Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt over “Fast and Furious,” a bungled federal gun-trafficking sting. What are they hoping to get from Holder, who has already turned over thousands of pages of documents? One clue: the committee’s chief investigative counsel has demanded the scalp of a key member of Holder’s team as part of the rough-and-tumble negotiations, The Daily Beast’s Daniel Klaidman has learned.  Read the rest of this article on The Daily Beast GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET The Yes List Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Member of Egyptian Terror Group Goes to Washington by Eli Lake The Mother of Title IX: Trailblazing Athlete Eleonora Sears by Peggy Frank ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’: Seth Grahame-Smith on Its Real-Life Origins by Chris Lee

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