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Sources: ATF director out of top job
cbsnews.com ^ | August 30, 2011 11:13 AM | Sharyl Attkisson

Posted on 08/30/2011 9:15:07 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Sources say ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson is being moved out of the top job at the Bureau. It's not yet publicly known where he would go, but sources inside the Justice Department believe one option is a transfer to a position at Department of Justice headquarters. The Justice Department had no immediate comment, and did not confirm the move.

Melson's move would be another in a number of high-level personnel shifts, as the Inspector General continues investigating the so-called gunwalker scandal at the Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

ATF promotes "Fast and Furious" supervisors

ATF denies promotions of controversial figures

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: banglist; corrupt; corruption; fastandfurious; ffgate; fired; fstandfurious; gungrabberobama; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; impeachobama; issa; melson; obama; obstruction
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To: GodfearingTexan
...why are the Reps not doing anything with the information they received?

Good question. It may be that they are just GOPussys.

41 posted on 08/30/2011 12:38:54 PM PDT by Never on my watch (WTF happened to my country?)
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To: GodfearingTexan

Patience, my FRiend. The wheels of justice turn slowly.

Issa is playing high stakes poker, close the vest.

Recall that Holder asked Issa for a copy of the 4th of July testimony (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2765497/posts) He really, really needs that transcript—it presents a perjury trap for Eric.

And today the AG from Arizona resigned http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2771002/posts

Stay tuned.

Issa’s building a corral around the DOJ.


42 posted on 08/30/2011 1:24:51 PM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Oh Hell NO!....no way in Cowboy Hell....there is no way anyone in their right mind should let him be the sole fall guy.......this crap oozes down from all the way at the top - OBAMA and HOLDER.....impeach Obama and indict Holder for accessory to murder!


43 posted on 08/30/2011 1:26:57 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Weird Weird Weird.

An official conspires to violates Federal law repeatedly, committing multiple felonies, and he gets reassigned?!?!?

This thing is smelling more and more rotten every week. I honestly am wondering if this is Obama's Watergate.

I see the US Atty at the "top" of this has also been "reassigned."

WHY have they not been fired, AND prosecuted??

44 posted on 08/30/2011 1:42:03 PM PDT by cookcounty ("I love loving him," --brilliant Matha's Vinyud liberal explaining her support for Obama)
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To: reagandemocrat
"And today the AG from Arizona resigned"

No it was the US Attorney for the District of Arizona (Holder's DOJ), NOT the Arizona AG.

Again, Only an incompetent would fail to fire these guys ASAP. .........unless..............&$%#@*%&&!!

45 posted on 08/30/2011 1:47:23 PM PDT by cookcounty ("I love loving him," --brilliant Matha's Vinyud liberal explaining her support for Obama)
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To: cookcounty

Um...this particular official blew the whistle and spilled the beans. What’s surprising is that he was reassigned, instead of becoming metabolically challenged.


46 posted on 08/30/2011 1:47:32 PM PDT by ctdonath2 ($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com/)
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To: cookcounty

A small part of your scenerio you are missing is the official you are speaking of that violated federal law you speak about is Melson.He gave secret testimony on the 4th of July to Issa’s oversight congressional committeeIssa’s statements from committee show that they are convinced Melson tried to cooperate with subpoena’s from congress and was told not to as well as Melson gave testimony on his orders and how high up they went.Melson was a whistle blower and they want him at arms length now. As well as the facts that one of the agent whistle blowers that testified under oath like Melson and the others was fired. Two of the top dog officials that testified ‘I don’t know” were promoted to cushy DC offices.

Obstruction is evident.This will make watergate look like girl scouts.


47 posted on 08/30/2011 2:22:18 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (It is possible to both promote Palin and support Bachmann at the same time, ya know.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Obama is throwing him under the bus hoping that the wolves that are closing in will be appeased by Melson’s carcass and stop chasing him.


48 posted on 08/30/2011 3:31:06 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

And the $64,000 question is: What does Obama hope to gain by transferring him to to the DOJ?


49 posted on 08/30/2011 3:32:41 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

“MELSON TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS IN SECRET”

That means it took 3 seconds for the testimony to reach 0 instead of 2.


50 posted on 08/30/2011 8:39:41 PM PDT by chooseascreennamepat (I have a liberal arts degree, do you want fries with that?)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

“How is Holder not in jail and Obama not getting articles of impeachment for obstruction?

Silly goose. Didn’t you get the memo? Both Holder and Zero are “Too Black to Fail”.


51 posted on 08/31/2011 2:10:06 AM PDT by Flotsam_Jetsome (If not you, who? If not now, when?)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Excellent question.

A-Give him a bigger salary and bennies up the wazoo to paper push all day and do nothing with duct tape on his mouth

B-Shake him down brain wash him plant documents for subpoena.

C-Somehow make him not subject to subpoena’s from congress

D-Control every breathe he takes every move he makes every word he wishes to utter out of his mouth

E-Utilize this to also put a terrorist sympathizer in Melson’s place to further Obama’s demise of our country.

F-Easier to Ron Brown him in they’re control

G-Triple his salary with a non taxable was of cash in a swiss bank account as a bonus PLUS three beach houses one in Bora Bora and a brand new jag and caddie.

H-Tell him his family will be extra safe.

I-ALL OF THE ABOVE


52 posted on 08/31/2011 6:46:11 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (It is possible to both promote Palin and support Bachmann at the same time, ya know.)
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To: ctdonath2

Thank-you quote of the year. It shocks me how some Americans (and some posters in this thread) don’t know the entire story of how corrupt this is.


53 posted on 08/31/2011 6:48:29 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (It is possible to both promote Palin and support Bachmann at the same time, ya know.)
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To: mad_as_he$$; Nachum; MestaMachine

The Obama Chicago mob way: get the NYTimes to attack and smear Issa. It failed Issa was not intimidated and fought back.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/27/issa-goes-to-war-with-new-york-times-over-false-story/


54 posted on 08/31/2011 7:03:43 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (It is possible to both promote Palin and support Bachmann at the same time, ya know.)
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To: Flotsam_Jetsome

They are seemingly above the law.


55 posted on 08/31/2011 7:05:06 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (It is possible to both promote Palin and support Bachmann at the same time, ya know.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

So bribe threaten him to get him to develop amnesia?


56 posted on 08/31/2011 2:13:44 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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