Posted on 10/28/2011 11:22:12 AM PDT by Smokeyblue
CBS News has learned Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee regarding "Fast and Furious." The hearing will take place Dec. 8th.
Judiciary Committee member and head of the House Oversight Committee Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) had requested that Holder appear, in part to dig deeper into when-he-knew-what about ATF's so-called "gunwalking" operation Fast and Furious.
In May, Holder testified that he only first heard about Fast and Furious a few weeks before. However, as CBS News reported, documents and memos indicate he had been sent multiple briefings mentioning Fast and Furious in 2010.
Holder later explained in a letter to Congress that he didn't read those memos, and that in any event, nobody at the Justice Department who knew of Fast and Furious was aware of the specific "gunwalking" tactics used.
Also today, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) requested a public hearing with the former Director of ATF: Kenneth Melson.
"A hearing with Mr. Melson would help the Committee and the American people better understand what mistakes were made in Operation Fast and Furious, how these tactics originated, who did and did not authorize them, and what steps are being taken to ensure that they are not used again," wrote Cummings in a letter today to Rep. Issa.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Cummings exercising a little damage control? Mistakes? Ha you weasel. This is criminal and no mealy mouthed politicians are going to change that fact.
Isn't, like, lying to Congress, like a crime and stuff?"
Woo Hoo!!!!
Holder coming back to testify. PING
I know the wheels of justice turn slowly..................
And cummings is brown nosing obama......
Oh wait.
Dec 8th is perfect. More time to twist in the wind, while he wonders which of his subordinates are flipping to Issa and are going to offer their testimony later, putting Holder into about 100 perjury situations, enough to send him away forever.
Not to mention the potential cases of everything from conspiracy to murder to acts of war to treason.
He’ll probably die of ulcers and brain tumors before then. His next month will be hell.
Maybe I'm missing something, but if this drags our long enough won't The One be out of office and not able to pardon him?
That’s six weeks from now. Why wait? Congress is in session now. Don’t let this get buried by the super-committee squabbles, schedule his testimony ASAP.
It takes four to six weeks to forge and plant supporting documentation.
Holder...you win the Feckless crapweasel award on this. Your lies will find you out, punk.
Why is it a bit odd that the United States Attorney General is going to testify before congress about something that DHS Secretary Nepalitano knows nothing about?
My bet is that they will find evidence that the entire operation was hatched, financed, and run out of John Murtha’s office.
Five will get you ten that Holder starts taking the 5th this time.
Neat idea. Might work.
sorry ,could you repeat that question ?
sorry , I didn’t hear that question
sorry, I didn’t understand that question
sorry , were you asking me that question ?
sorry , could I have a smoke break ?
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