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Justice Department Obstructing 'Fast and Furious' Gun Probe, ATF Director Says
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| July 6, 2011
| By William Lajeunesse
Posted on 07/06/2011 8:54:58 AM PDT by topher
Justice Department Obstructing 'Fast and Furious' Gun Probe, ATF Director Says
By William Lajeunesse
The Justice Department is obstructing the congressional investigation of a U.S. law enforcement operation intended to crack down on major weapons traffickers on the Southwest border, according to the embattled leader of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Ken Melson, the acting director of the ATF, lobbed the accusation when he sneaked in for an interview with congressional investigators on July 4, two days ahead of his scheduled interview with the inspector general about the operation known as "Fast and Furious," Fox News has learned.
"If his account is accurate, then ATF leadership appears to have been effectively muzzled while the DOJ sent over false denials and buried its head in the sand," Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said in a letter Tuesday to Attorney General Eric Holder. "That approach distorted the truth and obstructed our investigation."
The Justice Department is reportedly looking to oust Melson, who has been acting ATF director since April 2009, as the agency deals with its biggest scandal in nearly two decades. Andrew Traver, who was tapped in November by President Obama to become the permanent ATF director, could be named as acting director until the Senate acts on his nomination, sources have said.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; batfe; bhodoj; bloodoftyrants; corruption; democrats; doj; dojisajoke; fastandfurious; govtabuse; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; holderisajoke; holdertruthfile; issa; liberalfascism; melson; obama; obamatruthfile; traver; tyranny
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FoxNews and the head of ATF say there is obstruction of Justice.
Any surprises with this being the Obama/Holder Department of Justice?
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posted on
07/06/2011 8:55:04 AM PDT
by
topher
To: topher
So, is this Op and any similar over/terminated/halted, etc?
2
posted on
07/06/2011 8:58:01 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: topher
Change You Can Believe In!!!! Transparency in Government!!!
think this will be mentioned before page 43 in the NYSLimes???
3
posted on
07/06/2011 8:58:36 AM PDT
by
God luvs America
(63.5million pay no federal income tax then vote demoKrat)
To: topher
The DoJ, Holder and Obama dishonest and covering up stuff???
Who knew!
To: topher
Big whoop. Nothing will come of this. Now if a Republican had misspelled “potato”, THAT would be news.
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:00:13 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Just once I'd like someone to call me 'Sir' without adding 'You're making a scene.' - Homer Simpson)
To: topher
From the article:
Issa and Grassley have urged Holder to cooperate and turn over subpoenaed records that would reveal the scope of the government coverup.
I guess subpoenas that make Obama and Holder and the Dimwit [Democrat] Party look bad are blocked...
Holder-Gate? Obama-Gate? or DimWit-Gate? [only a "Dimwit" would devise such a stupid scheme]
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:01:26 AM PDT
by
topher
(Traditional values -- especially family values -- are the values that time has proven them to work)
To: topher
Just Holder protecting Hussein.
To: marktwain
Looks like Melson will not go quietly under the bus. If he starts naming names we’ll know if he’s serious or not.
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:03:32 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: God luvs America
June 16, 2011, on page A22 of the NYTIMES.
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:04:04 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Just once I'd like someone to call me 'Sir' without adding 'You're making a scene.' - Homer Simpson)
To: topher
Mayap Mr. Melson might repent and try a stint as "Deep Keyboard."
He'd be famous!
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:05:15 AM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(GunWalker: Arming "a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as well funded")
To: Jeff Chandler
So, so true. But with the freedom of the Internet, some folks can make this news [and some media outlets that have balls/fair reporting], the smart people will know who to listen to... The cattle will still be cattle... Being led to slaughter...
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:05:27 AM PDT
by
topher
(Traditional values -- especially family values -- are the values that time has proven them to work)
To: topher
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:07:56 AM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Wranglers not Levis. Levi Strauss is anti-2nd Amendment.)
To: Jeff Chandler
Thats not true!! Where did John Wayne live, now that is news.
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:08:02 AM PDT
by
italianquaker
(When will Wallace ask obama if he is a flake?)
To: topher
The ATF was going after an FBI informant that had already been deported? Just beautiful /s.
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:08:11 AM PDT
by
HollyB
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:09:13 AM PDT
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: topher
Appointing a special prosecutor should be part of the debt ceiling negotiations.
To: topher
Oh my, and to think I heard two talking libtards last night assert that Holder would have had no idea of Fast and Furious.... /s =.=
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:11:07 AM PDT
by
cranked
To: All
I wonder if this guy [Melson] might meet with an untimely accident before the hearing.
There is a Clinton as Secretary of State.
Does Obama have access to the Dixie Mafia?
Or will Obama call on the Black Panthers to HELP OUT in this situation?
Maybe Obama will be like Hillbilly Bill Clinton and believe that Deadmen tell no tales...
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:12:23 AM PDT
by
topher
(Traditional values -- especially family values -- are the values that time has proven them to work)
To: topher
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:12:32 AM PDT
by
Oceander
(The phrase "good enough for government work" is not meant as a compliment)
To: cranked
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posted on
07/06/2011 9:13:32 AM PDT
by
Catsrus
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