Story highlights In 2012, the House voted to hold Eric Holder in contempt for refusing to turn over documents tied to the sting

House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said the committee is still seeking more documents

Washington (CNN) House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said Friday that the Obama administration has turned over documents related to the "Fast and Furious" operation.

The House voted in 2012 to hold then-Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for refusing to turn over documents tied to the botched gun-running sting -- a discredited operation that had become a sharp point of contention between Democrats and Republicans.

Chaffetz said the committee is still seeking additional records.

"Today, under court order, DOJ turned over some of the subpoenaed documents," Chaffetz, a Utah Republican, said in a statement. "The committee, however, is entitled to the full range of documents for which it brought this lawsuit. Accordingly, we have appealed the District Court's ruling in order to secure those additional documents."

As part of its long-running investigation into the operation, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed documents from the administration. But the White House declined to provide them, claiming some of the materials are protected under Obama's executive privilege. After a legal fight over the issue, a federal court ordered the administration in January to hand over the documents, and on Friday, the committee received thousands of pages related to the operation.

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