at election. why does he say that? he joins us. nice to see you, dick. >> good to be here. >> greta: why do you think the assertion will be fatal for the president, come november? >> fatal is going far. i think it hurts him and it's a big mistake. until he acted, first of all, nobody was covering this scandal, except us, fox news. the rest of the media largely ignored it. now they can't. secondly, it's obama assuming the scandal on himself. he is saying in effect, no, it isn't holder concealing these documents, it's me because executive privilege is the president telling the cabinet officer, i am asserting my privilege, which is that i forbid you to hand these documents over because doing it would compromise the central communications between you and me. so what obama's basic doing when he asserts executive privilege is admitting to play egg role in the coverup of the fast & furious scandal and does not want the documents released, or at least that he was in touch with them. that moves the locust of the scandal from the justice department to the white house. you want to move it the

the justice department to the white house. you want to move it the other way. >> greta: i used the word fatal, i overspoke. i speak loosely. but let's move ahead to next week. let's assume in advance of a vote by the entire house of representatives, that it is resolved. does that change your view? do voters have a short-term memory and this will put this aside and come november, people will be saying, "executive privilege? what?" >> i think it's probable they will come to a conclusion. i wod say in my best german accent, spare yourself the pain and suffering. they all turn over the documents in the end. and they all do. but if he turns over the documents, there is obviously something he doesn't want issa to see. this probably gives that scandal more and more legs and more and more vict. but for the moment, it's political and the impact is in the context of next week's likely supreme court decision. if the court throws out obamacare, he will be repaid piewdiated by congress, will hold him in contempt, or a committee will and the court will throw out his signature legislation. it is

administration. and that diminishes the process. >> greta: sew so how does chairman issa think the hearing went? we spoke with him earlier? >> you have had quite a morning today. did you get what you wanted from the attorney general? >> i think we got the impression that we needed to know -- will he cooperate with the request of the speaker? it was very clear he wanted to talk about cooperation while in fact, clearly he did not answer any questions about new discovery, it's been since may 18, obviously, the speaker has to judge now whether or not no answer in this long a period of time means he's not going to answer questions that the speaker of the house believes are legitimate. >> greta: all right. you are pending a threat to threat. >> we do. >> greta: the speak of the house, john boehner got involved in it to persuade the justice department to comply. >> he asked for a very reduced, very limited, very targeted portion of the subpoenas, in hopes that that would be sufficient. certainly, he cut it down to the minimum we would need to find out how congress was lied to on february 4 of last yea

two of our interview with ann and governor mitt romney. thanks for being with us. greta is next and we will see captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> greta: tonight is, president obama hiding something. if so, what and why? he signed an order barring attorney general eric hold fresh turning over subpoenaed documents. who is the president protecti g protecting? his attorney general? himself? or the sanctity of the executive branch of government? he just took the battle from boiling hat to nuclear. tonight you will hear from the house oversight committee chair daryl ice is a, karl rove, rush limbaugh, representative michele bachmann and brit hume. but first, a very heated hearing and a vote one that went straight down the party line. a house panel approving a contempt resolution for attorney general holder. our purpose has never been to hold the attorney general in contempt. our purpose has always been to get the information the committee needs to complete its work that it is not only entitled to but obligated to do. >> i am horrified that you are going forward with this co

. >> greta: house oversight chair daryl issa joins us. nice to see you chairman. >> thanks for having me on and for covering this important t p topic today. >> greta: the big news the president asserting the executive privilege. this is an 18 month long investigation. when did you first hear or get wind of the fact that he was going to assert this. >> 9:50 this morning. the 10:00 markup. we received an 8-page report. theoretically it was entirely done after we had a a meeting that went to 6:00 the previous meeting in which attorney general holder offered only to brief us on remaining information and then give us documents supporting that if we canceled our investigation or specifically considered all subpoenas as met. >> greta: you asked for a number of documents. he was offering 1300-pages? >> he described the 1300-pages and told us some of those pages we never asked for but he thought we should have them. >> greta: so you weren't even necessarily getting the pages that you wanted. that may be the attorney general -- >> if it is barack, i will tell him we are not available. >> greta: ma

great weekend. see you monday. >> greta: tonight the justice department strikes back. a fierce power struggle playing out in washington. and first the house of representatives holding attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress and now the department of justice flexing its muscle. today the doj making a big announcement and it could change everything. first, full steam ahead. that is what republican lawmakers are pledging full speed to repeal obama care. it seems to have done the exact opposite, ignite it in an election year inferno. house republicans setting a date for repeal vote, july 11. we talked to the house majority whip kevin mccarthy. >> nice to see you, sir. >> nice to see you. >> greta: i imagine you are not happy with the supreme court decision saying the national healthcare is constitutional because it counts as a right to tax. >> so government now can tell me things that i have to do and if i don't want to do it i just have to pay a tax. it is crazy. >> greta: surprised by that? >> i was surprised. i didn't think this was the decision that would come from havin

have left. as always, thank you for being with us. let not your heart be troubled. greta's next "on the record." greta? take it away. >> greta: tonight, president clinton -- well, did he it again, arming the republicans with political ammo. now republicans are using that ammo -- president clinton's own words to lamb slam president o. obam a. what is going on? hear from the former president and republican leadership and brit hume. and even some powerful democratic senators are concerned, is the white house leaking classified intelligence? are the republicans right -- leaking it for political gain? that's coming from top senate republicans. senator lindsay graham is here. a blistering new fight over fast & furious. darrell issa got wiretaps that she describes as shocking and says it proves, contrary to what the justice department has been saying that senior justice officials knew and approved the fast & furious program. but first, a misstep, off message? or deliberately going rogue? president clinton's latest remarks on the economy, specifically the bush tax cuts are igniting a firest

. >> greta: indeed. a big deal in the state. tomorrow is a big deal. are you nervous? >> no. for us, we did what people elected me to do. i kept my promises. we are not overconfident. i'm not spiking the ball at the 10-yard line. take it to the end zone. but we did the right thing. now up for voters. they complain about the local government, state and federal government people get in office and don't keep promises or make the tough decisions now is time to stand up and affirm it. >> greta: the poll says you are close. you are within the margin of error. you say if the voters decide they don't want you, that you are fine, and you move on? or are you say -- >> we campaigned hard and working hard. i think we'll win. i feel the sense not just for the republicans and conservatives but this weekend, the last few days we have dairy breakfast around the state, farms i mentioned and factors that say they voted for my opponent two years ago. many people say they were raised democrats but they are voting for me. for the first time in their life they have someone to take on the tough problems.

lives. >> sean: all right. i got to check on wisconsin. see you tomorrow night. >> greta: well, about to start. in less than ten hours, the polls open. this is hisser to rick recall. the big question: will governor scott walker win or get booted from office in favor of tom barrett? live in the center of it all. election bonanza. tomorrow marks wisconsin's seventh election in 14 months. the excitement on the eve of the polls opening is at fever pitch. 7:00 a.m. wisconsin voters me gin casting their ballot. it all started in february of last year. that is when walker relieveed public union, but not firefighters of their collective bargaining rights. now we're out of the way of the historic recall vote. governor walker joins us. we invited tom barrett multiple times but he declined the invitation. governor walker, nice to see you. >> good to have you back in your home state. state. >> it's fun to be back. i have the cheese head jacket tonight. >> i was in shadow of lambeau field not long ago. >> greta: indeed. a big deal in the state. tomorrow is a big deal. are you nervous? >> no

troubled the news continues. greta is next to go on the record. see you back here tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight. donald trump is here. he is taking on tv comic bill maher. maher setting off fireworks with these comments. >> would it be better if the country just got over this notion of american exceptionalism? oh, i think it would. >> greta: what does donald trump have to say about that? he was all fired up and he will tell you himself. rnc chair reince priebus calls it appalling. the g.o.p. slamming president obama for saying the private sector is doing fine. and the war of words is getting nastier. reince priebus will be here. and congress does it again. the bills may be piling up. no resolution of the bush tax cut or debt ceiling. what do lawmakers do? they are heading out of town. why don't they stay here and work? brace yourself. this might make you mad. that is minutes away. worse, house leaders are threatening and taking steps toward pulling the trigger. attorney general eric holder is a giant step closer to contempt citation. house oversight and government reform comm

be compromised. here, we have a much more serious issue -- and the democrats are saying -- >> greta: i would in some ways expect to you say that a special prosecutor was not a good idea because in thyour case, the leak-- the valerie plame information came out in july of 2003, 3 months later, richard armitage told the fbi, he was the source of the leak. a special prosecutor didn't have to answer to anybody, to the attorney general, anyone, spent two or three years investigating and you other people, putting in grand juries and running up legal bills and he knew 3 months later who the leak was. so there is a phenomenon in washington that yes, we want to get to the bottom of things, but sometimes the special prosecutors are actually -- are a bigger problem than the investigation. >> look, i am painfully aware of that. i went broke paying my legal bills. i know the cost of this. on the other hand, i will say this. democrats who are so quick when it was not a cons quential matter, in essence, it was not the leak of secret u.s. government programs to the media, were quick to call for a sp

weapon ... >> get over it, burr is not in office. bush is not in office. >> i am over it. >> greta: any day now, the big decision and right now, rush limbaugh blasting president obama's national health care law. >> these business owners are scared to death of the future. they don't know what's in store, but they have a good idea and they're frightened. >> greta: what does the supreme court think about obama care? democrats say the obama administration is not waiting to find out. democrats say they are moving ahead, whether the mandate survives or not. plus attorney general eric holder versus house oversite ovt chair issa. a big vote less than 24 hours before a contempt vote against the attorney general. does the attorney general have another plan. >>> federal judges mounting their defense. the ninth circuit taking heat for a planned million dollar conference at a fancy resort and spa in hawaii. two senators are trying to stop them from spending your money. they just got a letter from the chief judge. you'll find out what the chief judge of the ninth circuit told the two senators. s

>> greta: it's spiraling out of control, the economic crisis in europe. and it's slamming the u.s., too. so what do europeans need most right now? you guessed it -- more vacation. that jaw-dropping story coming up. plus, the u.s. relationship with pakistan is not just chilly, it is ice cold. the u.s. said it needs to kill the terrorists hiding in pakistan. pakistan says no more raids on our soil. now new information, the u.s. might do it anyway. the latest in minutes. but first, it's getting worse, the fast & furious scandal getting scalding hot, move from this justice department, straight to the white house. president obama invoking executive privilege, minutes before a contempt vote against attorney general eric holder. dick morris says that claim could cost president obam at election. why does he say that? he joins us. nice to see you, dick. >> good to be here. >> greta: why do you think the assertion will be fatal for the president, come november? >> fatal is going far. i think it hurts him and it's a big mistake. until he acted, first of all, nobody was covering this scandal,

] >> romney wouldn't be our president. >> sean: greta's next. see you tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight, does secretary of state hillary clinton have something that president obama does not? former governor ed rendell says, yes. that assertion can't make president obama happy. why is the pennsylvania democrat and former governor taking a swing at president obama? see for yourself. debt and waste pushing our economy to the brink of disaster. and from the boardroom to the courtroom, donald trump has big news and he has lots of it, all minutes away. but first, fireworks exploding on capitol hill. it got loud -- it got very loud. g.o.p. lawmakers, securing eric holder over operation & furious, but the attorney general's response is sparking obvious frustration, especially for darrell issa. >> have you and your attorneys produced internally the materials responsive to the subpoenas? >> we believe that we have responded to the subpoenas -- >> no, mr. attorney general, you are not a good witness. a good witness answers the question asked. let's go back again. have you and your attorneys produced int

there is a big distinction here. historic night. thanks for being part of t. plenty more. greta's next and then bear. thank you for being with us, we will have more tomorrow on "hannity". >> greta: this is a fox news alert. wisconsin governor scott walker is keeping his job. the people in this state have spoken. governor scott walker was with his recall battle so far with 26% of the precincts reporting, governor walker has 60% of the vote and milwaukee mayor tom barrett has 40 pmpls the race has also been called for rebecca kleefisch, 59-41%. what does this mean for the state of wisconsin and president obama? is this a local race and just about governor walker and the recall? or does it show that the union power is diminishing or that wisconsin is turning red? it has been an intense and unpredictable couple of weeks and days. and finishing with a win for governor walker. now the battle began when governor walker proposed a law, stripping public unions, but not police and firefighters of their collective barg ang rights. you cannot forget the protests in the capitol of madison. now

always, thank you for being with us. see you back here our regular time on "hannity." >> greta: it's coming. not sure what it is. but we know it is big. the health care decision. at any moment, the supreme court will rule on president obama's national health care law. will one of the most monumental laws passed in modern history directly impacting every single american still be around next month? or will the supreme court strike it, declare it unconstitutional in part or in whole? on march 21, 2010, after a full-court press from president obama and fellow democrats in a bit, bitter partisan battle in congress, the health care system overhaul was passid. >> this is what change looks like. >> many celebrated that it gave more americans stey's health care. but others said it would bankrupt the nation. those who hated it vowed from the beginning to keep fighting it. >> we are not giving up until we full square repeal this bill. >> greta: at the heart of the debate, the individual mandate, the most passionate critics argue it tramples on our rights. >> the individual mandate on americans

up until we full square repeal this bill. >> greta: at the heart of the debate, the individual mandate, the most passionate critics argue it tramples on our rights. >> the individual mandate on americans that they must buy health insurance or face penalties overreaches the authority of the congress. >> greta: but democrats insist it's essential to implement the reforms in the law. the gripes about the bill where it is not just about the content, but how the law was crafted. >> look at how it bill was written. you can say it was done openly? with transparentsy and accountability? without back-room deals, struck behind closed doors, in from the people? hell, no! you can't. >> greta: one thing that had many up in arms, was that very few -- maybe even none had read the 20,000-plus-page bill before voting yes or no. >> we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it. >> every time you see the bill, it's 100 pages bigger than it was the last time you saw it. >> greta: no matter what the supreme court decides, perhaps vice-president biden said it best. >> [bleep]! >> g

. >> greta: you want a special prosecutor, independent of what the attorney general has done to investigate the leaks. why? >> first of all, it's a special council to be specific. we need an outside investigation , clearly-- the attorney general of the united states is under considerable criticism and scrutiny over in the house, they are talking about citing him for contempt of congress. but more importantly than that, we need someone who is completely independent. we did that in various other occasions which were far more serious than this. the valerie plame investigation and others. when the democrats -- we have letters from then-senator obama and statements by then senator obama calling for an independent counsel or special investigation so it's clear that this issue is of transcendent importance. the director of national intelligence said, this is the most egregious breach of security and national security that he has seen in his 30 years as -- in the intelligence community. >> greta: it is bipartisan in the sense that there is horror or shock on both sides of the aisle. senator dianne

. let not your heart be troubled. the news continues. greta is up next. she goes on the record. thanks for joining us. >> greta: rumors swirling today that florida senator marco rubio was has had the meeting. we didn't close the door. i let him know if he would produce meaningful documents, meaningful relative to the sub pee he that and speaker's request before tomorrow's startup we would certainly postpone and evaluate those documents. i'm not optimistic at this point. >> greta: how late are you open for business tonight? any indication there will be a delivery tonight? >> we will be here all night. our offices will be open until after completion tomorrow. >> greta: does this mean assu e assuming there are no documents to come from the department of justice the attorney general between now and tomorrow about 10:00 a.m. does this mean that you intend to go full speed ahead and speak to hold him in contempt or at least vote it out of the committee. >> we have no choice but for refusal to deliver documents relative to a lawful su pena wa we have no choice but to hold him in conte

the justice department to the white house. you want to move it the other way. >> greta: i used the word fatal, i overspoke. i speak loosely. but let's move ahead to next week. let's assume in advance of a vote by the entire house of representatives, that it is resolved. does that change your view? do voters have a short-term memory and this will put this aside and come november, people will be saying, "executive privilege? what?" >> i think it's probable they will come to a conclusion. i would say in my best german accent, spare yourself the pain and suffering. they all turn over the documents in the end. and they all do. but if he turns over the documents, there is obviously something he doesn't want issa to see. this probably gives that scandal more and more legs and more and more vict. but for the moment, it's political and the impact is in the context of next week's likely supreme court decision. if the court throws out obamacare, he will be repaid piewdiated by congress, will hold him in contempt, or a committee will and the court will throw out his signature legislation. it i

not your heart be troubled, the news continues, greta's next. see you tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight, floor and governor rick scott is here. he has big news. his state is locking horns with the obama administration. and fact nack, they filed suit against each other. why did florida sue the obama administration and why did the obama administration turn around and sue florida? governor rick scott is here. fists flying in another fight, literally. a controversial boxing match. now the battle stretching from vegas to tapcapitol scmil to harry reid. governor chris christie goes hollywood. is he taking acting lessons from tom cruise? that's all in minutes. but first, the leaks that are putting our national security at risk, are they also going to be used as a political weapon? no one knows more about the pol ticks -- politics of leaks than karl rove. >> good to be here. >> greta: republicans and democrats agree, this is a very serious leak investigation and has compromised our national security and israel's. having said that, at some point, leaks go beyond being a serious matter t

, but i could be wrong about that. anyway, that decision's coming monday. >> greta: could it be tomorrow? later in the week, next monday? later than that? will the supreme court keep us in suspension even longer. texas toarn attorney general grg abbott joins us. good evening. >> good evening, greta. >> greta: you're going to tell me the whole thing is unconstitution i can't teluncon. >> that's exactly right. we believe that in part based upon what the justices said them ithemselves from the bench durig three days of oral arguments whicwhere the justices powerfuly articulated the claim we've been making all along since texas and the other 25 states filed this lawsuit, and that is that this mandate is unprecedented. as justice kennedy said from the bench, this reshapes the historic relationship between individuals on the one hand and government on the other hand, and greta, this decision is going to shape the future arc of the united states constitution and impact this country for decades. >> greta: all right. but regardless of what the questions were and your deep seated desire a

, greta. how are you, there? >> greta: i am very well. it's been a cliff hanger all day. nobody knew if it would be mayor barrett or governor walker retaining his seat. your thoughts on the news that governor walker is the winner? >> it is such good and encouraging news, gret a. it is good for the country because people are going to recognize through governor walker's efforts that austerity measures, responsible, austerit measures of reigning in government growth will help our nation with the economic woes that we face. this is positive news. i think wisconsin is living up to its state motto that providential motto of forward, moving forward. they will help to lead the charge for the country. reigning in government growth, allowing the private sector to be the ones to create the jobs. >> greta: tonight, governor walker celebrates. but tomorrow, he goes back to celebrating all the people, including the union members and the democrats who campaigned fiercely against him. so you have been in the chair. tell me, what does governor walker do tomorrow to begin reconcile or heal the people.

is legal. >> greta: after you learned what it was. who were you watching with? >> the speaker and the leader eric cantor and the conference chair and myself. we were watching and we stopped and we had fox on and we turned to watch and for a few seconds there we thought it was something different. >> greta: once you realized what it was what was the conversation in the room? >> we started pulling out because we wanted to try to read because this is at about 10:00 and at 10:30 we were having a conference meet hing with the whole republican conference so we were trying to read through so see exactly what it was. 15 minutes before we and then which direction we wanted to go and we started talking with the leader and speaker about after we come back with the district work period when we can bring up the full repeal on it and we will do that on wednesday. >> greta: the vote for the repeal largely symbolic. you have the house you will get the vote in the house but certainly don't expect senator harry reid to take it up in the senate to vote it. >> i think the american people expect to se

something different. >> greta: once you realized what it was, there was a conversation in the room? >> we wanted to read. this is about 10:00 and by 10:30 we are were having a meeting with the republican conference. it took us about 15 minutes in which direction we wanted to go. we were talking to the leader and speaker and come back after this report period we could bring up full repeal of it. >> greta: your vote for the repeal symbolic ceremonial. you have the house to get the vote in the house but you don't expect harry reid to take it up in the senate to vote? >> i think the american people expect us to stand on it. i would be interested to see if democrats would join with us. speaker pelosi, we have. >> we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it. >> the more people know what is in it, more they dislike it. i think more will join us. >> greta: has any democrats said anything to you to indicate or if you bring it up have a repeal i'll go with you? >> you'll find we have repealed other things where democrats have joined this. >> greta: have you heard anything this

. i don't have any problem with extending all of it now. >> greta: then the republicans pounced. president obama does not support extending the tax cuts for the wealthy and the republicans are using president clinton's words against president obama to support their case for extending the bush tax cuts. >> extending all of the current tax rates for at least a year is really important if we are going to help job creators gain more confidence and put americans back to work. even bill clinton came out for it. >> it is not often in washington that you get a bipartisan view. but if you listen to former president clinton, you listen to summers, you listen to our speaker and you listen to our leader, they are saying the same thing as the small businesses are across america. >> the growth is actually slower than it was in december of '10. as the speaker indicated, coupling that with bill clinton's remarks and larry summers' remarks, it is obvious that the economy needs the certainty of the extension of the current tax rates a least a year. >> greta: new jersey governor christie jumped on

our time. thank you for being with us. let not your heart be troubled. greta's next. see you tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight, fighting for his job, attorney general eric holder firing back at g.o.p. senators trying to give him the boot. >> you violated the public trust in my view, failing and refusing to perform the duties of your office. >> i don't have any intention of resigning. >> greta: calls for his resignation, even a contempt vote coming up. can attorney general eric holder survive his battle in congress? chuck grassley goes "on the record." the hits keep coming for president obama. the president and his economic message under fire from his own party. why are democrats warning the fot change his tune or risk the election? that's just minutes away. but first, senator john mccain warning the obama administration that it cannot police itself. he is calling for special, outside counsel to investigate the leaks of highly classified information. attorney general eric holder has appointed two u.s. attorneys -- one hired guy former president bush. but not good enough. senator, thank

vwdealer.com today. greta is up next. she goes on the record. thanks for joining us. >> greta: tonight he's on the lift. rumors swirling that marco rubio was out of the vp running but governor romney says marco rubio is being, quote, thoroughly veted. in less than 12 hours the house committee meets to vote whether or not to hold eric holder in contempt. is there a chance he will make an after hours delivery of documents to congressman issa? a few hours ago house oversight chair and attorney general holder taking a stab at a resolution, how did that meeting go? we asked chairman issa. chairman, nice to see you, sir. >> thank you for having me on. >> did you get the kumt tonight from the attorney general of the united states you subpoenaed? >> sadly, no. we not only didn't get documents but the only offer was an offer if taking a briefing followed by such documents they think support the briefing and agree to end the case, we could go our separate ways. the attorney general did not come with an offer of any document and didn't bring a list of documents or anything in writing. >> i suppos

>>. >> greta: tonight the justice department strikes back a fierce power struk struggle playing out in washington and first the house of representatives holding eric holder in contempt of congress an now the department of congress flexing its muscle. today the doj making a big announcement and it could change everything. but first, full team ahead. republican lawmakers are pledging full speed to repeal obamacare. we now know the supreme court ruling did not put out the healthcare fire. it seemed to have ignited an election inferno. house republicans are setting a date for repeal vote and we talked to kevin mccarthy. >> i imagine you are not happy with the supreme court decision saying that the national healthcare? >> i'm disappointed. when you think about the argument the government can tell me things i have to do and if i don't want to do it i have to pay a tax. it's crazy. i was surprised. i didn't think this was the decision that would come from having listening and beginning to read part of it. president said it wasn't a tax i guess the supreme court thinks it is and somehow it'

would certainly postpone and evaluate those documents. i'm not optimistic at this point. >> greta: how late are you open for business tonight? any indication there will be a delivery tonight? >> we will be here all night. our offices will be open until after completion tomorrow. >> greta: does this mean assu e assuming there are no documents to come from the department of justice the attorney general between now and tomorrow about 10:00 a.m. does this mean that you intend to go full speed ahead and speak to hold him in contempt or at least vote it out of the committee. >> we have no choice but for refusal to deliver documents relative to a lawful su pena wa we have no choice but to hold him in contempt. we would like the documents. brian terry's family would like the documents that are respon e responsive as to how in fact their son was gun the down with weapons that came from lawful dealers but at the behest of the justice department. >> greta: have you had any conversation in the last 36-48 hours with the speaker of the house as to anything about this request or fast and furious

justice department. partment. >> greta: have you had any conversation in the last 36-48 hours with the speaker of the house as to anything about this request or fast and furious? >> we have stayed in touch with the speaker's staff. really his letter laid out a very reasonable extraordinarily reasonable limitation on what it would take to prevent contempt. and we further narrowed that after the discovery of the wiretap. so i think the speaker has spoken pretty loudly. he stands i believe shoulder to shoulder with all of us saying please just give us the documents we need to conclude our investigation. >> greta: let's assume, let's jump ahead and assume tomorrow there is a vote out of the committee for contempt and a vote by the house of representatives for contempt. what is the practical effect? what do you get in the end? you don't get your documents but what do you get? >> sadly, the attorney general said in the meeting if we go forward with contempt we would get no cooperation from that time forward. on the other hand he said if we would take the briefing we would have to close the c

troubled. we'll be back monday. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> greta: tonight, tensions running high in wisconsin. the stage set for an explosive political showdown. explosive and historic. in four days a recall election that could remove a governor for the first time ever in wisconsin history. republican governor scott walker. it all started 15 months ago whistling governor walker proprosing a controversial antiunion collective bargaining law. >> corbargaining rights shouldt be taken away. >> greta: angry protesters storming the state capitol. and on the other side prowalker activists rallying for days on end. >> the cool school district in my town this is disgusting. this shouldn't happen in wisconsin. >> greta: the wisconsin battle quickly went national. president obama and speaker boehner not sugar coating their feelings. president obama called governor walker's actions a "assault on unions" and speaker boehner praised the governor for confronting problems neglected for years at the expense of jobs and economic growth. then like something out of a movie 14

this shouldn't happen in wisconsin. >> greta: the wisconsin battle quickly went national. president obama and speaker boehner not sugar coating their feelings. president obama called governor walker's actions a "assault on unions" and speaker boehner praised the governor for confronting problems neglected for years at the expense of jobs and economic growth. then like something out of a movie 14 democratic state senators disappeared, fleeing the state to avoided voting in the antiunion vote. state senate business grinds to a halt but they find a way to push the antiunion bill through anyway. the hotly anticipated recall election once again pits governor scott walker against milwaukee mayor tom barrett. they ran against each other in november 2010. governor walker is not the only one, though, with a job on the line. lieutenant governor rebecca clayfish also facing a recall on june 5. >> i am the first lieutenant governor in national history to face a recall. i will be the first lieutenant governor in national history to be elected twice in my first term. that you is that? >> up again

this shouldn't happen in wisconsin. >> greta: the wisconsin battle quickly went national. president obama and speaker boehner not sugar coating their feelings. president obama called governor walker's actions a "assault on unions" and speaker boehner praised the governor for confronting problems neglected for years at the expense of jobs and economic growth. then like something out of a movie 14 democratic state senators disappeared, fleeing the state to avoided voting in the antiunion vote. state senate business grinds to a halt but they find a way to push the antiunion bill through anyway. the hotly anticipated recall election once again pits governor scott walker against milwaukee mayor tom barrett. they ran against each other in november 2010. governor walker is not the only one, though, with a job on the line. lieutenant governor rebecca clayfish also facing a recall on june 5. >> i am the first lieutenant governor in national history to face a recall. i will be the first lieutenant governor in national history to be elected twice in my first term. that you is that? >> up again