Fox's Bolling Claims Dem Contempt Walkout Is Unprecedented, But GOP Did It In 2008

While discussing the walkout of House Democrats in protest of the contempt vote against Attorney General Eric Holder, Fox News' Eric Bolling claimed on The Five: “I don't think I've ever seen that before. I don't think I've ever seen people vacating the House like that before -- over a vote.”

Obviously Bolling hasn't been paying attention. In February of 2008, House Republicans walked out during a vote that held two Bush aides (Josh Bolten and Harriet Miers) in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about the politically motivated firings of U.S. attorneys.

Later in Fox's coverage, anchor Bret Baier explained this recent precedent: