Q: Did DOJ Know About 'Furious'? A: Memo Says Yes, a 'Terrific Idea'

Fox News.com ^ | February 2, 2012 | William La Jeunesse & Laura Prabucki

[Kaslin]

In the hours before Attorney General Eric Holder’s scheduled testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Republican lawmakers Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) released a new report suggesting top Department of Justice officials had extensive knowledge of and involvement in Operation Fast and Furious.

The memo, sent to Republican members of the Oversight Committee, was based upon interviews, documents and emails involving key players of the operation run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The operation allowed some 2,000 weapons cross the border into Mexico and into the hands of cartel members.

Two of the weapons linked to the program were found at the murder scene of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010, as well as numerous other crime scenes in Mexico. The memo claims there was coordination between the Justice Department in Washington and the ATF in the early stages of the operation.

[Carry_Okie]

In his testimony prepared for Thursday's hearing, the attorney general said that prior administrations have recognized that robust internal communications would be chilled, and the executive branch's ability to respond to oversight requests impeded, if internal communications concerning responses to congressional oversight were disclosed to Congress.

'But we couldn't do whatever we wanted if the people knew about it.'

[Lurker]

"In light of Assistant Attorney General Breuer's commitment to stemming the flow of guns from the United States into Mexico and his strong ties and collaborative relationships with his counterparts in Mexico, it is inconceivable that his intention was to have guns released into Mexico," Cole wrote.

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[Dixie Yooper]

This is so close to being Obama’s Watergate...if he were only a Republican, the media would do their job.

[basil]

Nobody died in Watergate-———

[twister881]

The Racist-in-Chief's trigger man:

[Red in Blue PA]

People need to hang for this.

[Kaslin]

Exactly

[Kaslin]

Actually, it's much worse then Watergate

[capecodder]

Watch hearing live starting 9AM EST. In progress now:

http://issues.oversight.house.gov/fastandfurious/hearing2.html

[Lady Lucky]

I’m watching cspan... Holder before Congress, but can’t tell if it’s live or not, at 11am eastern.

[Dixie Yooper]

Actually, it's much worse then Watergate

They haven't tied Obama to any of it yet, have they?