Holder Claims Emails Citing “Fast and Furious” Are Not Related to “Fast and Furious” Operation
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, June 7, 2012, 4:10 PM
It all depends on what your definition of “is” is.
On May 3, 2011 Attorney General Eric Holder testified under oath before a Congressonal committee that he first heard of the gun-walking program Fast and Furious in the last few weeks.
“I’m not sure about the exact date but I probably heard about Fast and Furious for the first time over the last few weeks.”
In October of last year FOX News reported that AG Holder was identified in documents to be aware of Fast and Furious not once but twice in 2010. One document was post October 18, 2010 and the other was from July 2010. Then in January 2012 another document revealed that Eric Holder was notified of Fast and Furious the day Border Patrol agent Brian Terry was murdered in Arizona.
Today Embattled Attorney General Eric Holder told the House Judiciary Committee that Justice Department emails that discussed “Fast and Furious” were not related to the “Fast and Furious” operation.
Maybe it was some other “Fast and Furious” operation?
Attorney General Eric Holder claimed during congressional testimony today that internal Justice Department emails that use the phrase “Fast and Furious” do not refer to the controversial gun-walking operation Fast and Furious.
Under questioning from Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who read excerpts of the emails at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Justice Department oversight, Holder claimed that the phrase “Fast and Furious” did not refer to Fast and Furious but instead referred to another gun-walking operation known as “Wide Receiver.”
However, the emails refer to both programs — “Fast and Furious” and the “Tucson case,” from where Wide Receiver was launched — and reveal Justice Department officials discussing how to handle media scrutiny when both operations become public.
Among three of the emails (see Jason Weinstein Email Fast, Furious.pdf), the second, dated “October 17, 2010 11:07 PM,” was sent by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein to James Trusty and it states: “Do you think we should have Lanny participate in press when Fast and Furious and Laura’s Tucson case [Wide Receiver] are unsealed? It’s a tricky case, given the number of guns that have walked, but it is a significant set of prosecutions.”
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Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
My suggestion would be to indict the SOB already, but it seems the House oversight committee can’t even get the the guy cited for contempt.
Tsk, tsk…
Larkin commented:
Anyone associated with this criminal administration is IMMUNE from prosecution, thanks to the democrat media.
Hence, no lie is too egregious…or ludicrous.
robins111 commented:
I told Mom once that it wasn’t my ball that broke the window and the lamp, she spanked my butt harder for the lie.
Yrral Dleifsarb commented:
The way Holder acts leads me to suspect he has been promised a pardon if he does not spill the beans. Given Zero’s traditional loyalty to his coherts and his “What does it mean to me?” attitude, this would only be a worthy trade if Zero himself would be implicated by exposure of the facts regarding how and why this operation came about.
It is past time to boot the traitors out.
kato commented:
Holder has been making public statements that voter-ID laws are racist, even though, as the country’s top government attorney, he knows full well that such laws have been upheld by the Supreme Court.
The guy is not only incompetent. He’s a creep.
paul52 commented:
Memo to Issa: INDICT, INDICT, INDICT!
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
The way Holder acts leads me to suspect he has been promised a pardon if he does not spill the beans.
Can a president be prosecuted for granting a pardon that is more than likely to be a payoff for covering up malfeasance under his administration?
It does seem that we’re headed in that general direction.
lizzy84 commented:
TORA! TORA! TORA!
Get it done, Congressman Issa.
Justice for Brian Terry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0jTJq_VfS8&feature=player_embedded
Opaobie commented:
Meanwhile Obama is claiming Michelle doesn’t go dow….never mind.
MAJ Mike commented:
Wowzers! Who knew that Vin Diesel was so popular at the Holder DOJ?
WillofLa commented:
As Obe Won Holder and the young Obama Skywalker enter the town the are stopped by the Imperial ISSA Guards. As they come up to the hover car they demand the F & F reports. Obe Won Holder waves his hand in front of the ISSA Guards and says, ” You don’t need to see the F & F reports, they are not the same.” The Guards under the influence of the Justice Force respond, “We don’t need to see the F & F reports, they’re not the same.” Obe Won Holder then says while waving his hand, “Be on your way.” And the ISSA Guards respond, “Be on your way.” For the meanwhile Obe Won Holder and the young Obama Skywalker have escaped detection.
bg commented:
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June 7, 2012
Judiciary Oversight Hearing Spotlight “Fast and Furious”
[Attorney General Eric Holder was asked about leaked wiretap applications related to the government’s “Fast and Furious” operation aimed at arresting members of drug cartels. Committee Republicans say the documents show that senior Justice Department officials knew the operation involved a tactic known as gun walking, where smugglers are allowed to move guns across the border with Mexico.]
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bg commented:
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re: #15 June 7, 2012 at 5:38 pm bg
[The Justice Department’s voting rights enforcement actions were also
discussed, with Republican members questioning the Department’s effort
to stop a purge of the voter roles in Florida.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) pressured the Attorney General with contempt of Congress because he believes the Justice Department has moved slowly in response to the committee's investigation. The Justice Department has said they can not disclose the thousands of supporting documents the committee has requested because it would interfere with the Agency's ongoing investigations.
The operation allowed illegal gun purchases along the Southwest border in Arizona, intending to track the weapons to cartel leaders. Instead, around 1,700 guns were misplaced. Eventually they appeared at crime scenes in Mexico, and two were recovered after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed in Tucson.]
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BurmaShave commented:
And while we are at it “New Black Panthers” does not refer to the New Black Panthers.
Paddy commented:
The last time I checked the AG heads the DOJ that includes nearly all government lawyers and US Attorneys. The ability to convene a grand jury to investigate is within DOJ. No one is going to indict Holder within DOJ. The prospect of getting a special prosecutor appointed is nil.
Holder can be impeached because it is a function of the House. However, the trial tribunal is the Senate. No impeachment conviction will occur so long as Dems control the Senate.
Holder cannot be forced out of office until after Romney is inaugurated. He will have the power to investigate Obama and his appointees to determine if any crimes were committed.
I know rants about the crooks in the Obama administration make you feel good, but they become boring after a while.
mcc commented:
More insanity…
From Legal Insurrection:
Via ZeroHedge, The CBO Will Need A Bigger Chart To Forecast Exponentially-Rising US Debt:
“when it comes to the most recent forecast of US public debt as released hours ago, the CBO has officially run out of charting space. As can be seen on the graphc below, sometime in 2042 the CBO will need a bigger chart to represent US public debt…”
mcc commented:
Re 319 — here’s link:
http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/06/bring-bigger-charts/#comments
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