Posted on 10/20/2011 6:00:35 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
Congressional investigators probing the botched federal gun-trafficking program known as Fast and Furious are now setting their sights on the FBI.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, sent a letter Thursday to FBI Director Robert Mueller demanding answers about the guns found at the murder scene of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.
Terry was gunned down last December in a remote area of the Arizona desert by a group of illegal immigrants. Two of the guns recovered at the scene were later traced to Fast and Furious, the ATF program where more than 2,000 illegally purchased guns were “allowed to walk” or were not tracked, with many crossing into Mexico.
In the letter, the lawmakers ask 16 detailed questions about the number of weapons discovered after Terry’s death. While the Justice Department has maintained that only two guns were found, the Republican lawmakers say there are inconsistencies in documents including the search warrant and the unsealed indictment.
“Out of deference to the FBI’s ongoing criminal inquiry, we have delayed asking the Bureau direct questions about the case for nearly 10 months,” they wrote. “However, Congress has a right and a duty to conduct oversight of federal law enforcement operations.
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Much like the FBI running over to solyndra and cleaning the offices out.........for shredding
So DOJ tells FBI to dump a couple of schlub feebs to an outpost in podunk somehwere by putting the blame on them.
Obama and Holder wash their hands of the crimes and go on about their business of destroying America.
It goes to the top
It goes to the top
It goes to the top
Obama knew and his agents flew.
`The buckshot stops here.`
“Congressional Investigators Target FBI Over Fast and Furious”
About time!
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