not seen them . I do n't know that they exist , '' Holder said . When Holder said he does n't control all of the documents , Wolf complained Holder was trying to duck responsibility `` just because the documents might be in a different building . '' `` It is certainly the intention of this administration not to play hide and seek , or not to release certain things , '' Holder replied . `` It is not our intention to try to advance a political agenda or to try to hide things from the American people , '' he said . As Republican lawmakers complained about the administration 's release of four documents last week that had authorized waterboarding and other controversial methods , Democrats praised the release . Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey , D-Wisconsin , said torture is illegal and those responsible for its use have to be held personally accountable . Representatives of liberal organizations including MoveOn.org , Democrats.com and the American Civil Liberties Union were in the hearing room seeking to cajole Holder and other administration officials to appoint a special prosecutor to press charges against Bush administration officials . `` The Justice
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Attorney General Eric Holder was decidedly noncommittal Thursday as he was buffeted on Capitol Hill by alternating demands to release -- or not -- more secret documents related to alleged torture , and to prosecute -- or not -- Bush administration officials who wrote and approved those documents . Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before a U.S. House subcommittee on Thursday . Holder was scheduled to appear before a House committee to discuss the Justice Department budget , but lawmakers threw away the script and overwhelmed him with pointed questions about the memos and accountability for the interrogation policies . The toughest exchanges were with the top Republican in the session , Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia . Wolf insisted Holder provide still-secret documents which former Vice President Dick Cheney says detail valuable intelligence gained from the use of the harsh techniques against captured suspected terrorists . `` You have an obligation to release the rest of the memos , '' Wolf demanded . But Holder said he had no knowledge of documents that might contain the information to which Cheney referred . `` I 'm not familiar with those memos . I frankly have