But an Issa aide said the two issues are completely different: The 2008 dispute involved officials who worked in the White House and claimed executive privilege, the aide said, while Issa is seeking information from an agency over which Congress has oversight.
He also sought an assurance from Issa that the move would satisfy the subpoenas from the committee.
Neither of these lawmen wants their real names used because they're currently in an ongoing dispute with the Issa family.
The watchdog report is the product of an audit that was requested by Issa's oversight committee and focused on IRS programs and operations.
Issa opened his questioning by playing an audio clip of a phone call by Perez.
CNN: Holder criticizes longtime foe Issa at committee hearing
"This mea culpa is not an honest one, " said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
The back-and-forth letters exchanged between Holder and Issa before Tuesday's meeting revealed an incremental negotiation over what the committee wanted and what the Department of Justice was offering to provide.
CNN: Issa: Holder must turn over documents or face contempt vote
"A lot of what we did, " Issa said, was help lay groundwork for an eventual meeting.
Issa has accused the attorney general of stonewalling an investigation into Fast and Furious and how the Justice Department provided Congress with erroneous information about it.
CNN: Issa: Holder must turn over documents or face contempt vote
Issa has accused the attorney general of stonewalling an investigation into Fast and Furious and how the Justice Department came to state to Congress that no improper tactics were used in the operation.
Holder has said his proposal included turning over some documents and briefing Issa's committee on them, while also providing an inventory of what requested materials were provided or withheld.
Mr. Issa took the unusual step of having the committee play an audio recording allegedly of Mr. Perez speaking about efforts to get a fair-housing case removed from the Supreme Court's docket.
And CAF president Issa Haytaou confirmed that the Rennes man will be allowed to play following an admission of error by Jdidi in his match report.
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