In June, he expanded the definition of "executive privilege" to deny House Republicans documents for their probe into the botched FastandFurious drug-war operation, making a mockery of Congress's oversight responsibilities.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, defended the House Oversight Committee vote Wednesday to refer the contempt citation to the full House, saying the goal was to uncover the truth about FastandFurious, including what he called certain White House involvement.