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ATF gunwalker update: Eric Holder to testify on Fast and Furious
CBS News ^ | Oct. 28, 2011 | Sharyl Attkisson

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 ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arizona; atf; banglist; castaway; cia; clinton; dea; dhs; doj; ericholder; fastandfurious; fbi; gunrunner; gunwalker; hillary; hillaryclinton; holder; ice; kennethmelson; obama; statedept; statedepthamas; texas
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To: drypowder
She has been called to testify and her CRS is still working fine.

Clinton: State Dept. unaware of "Fast & Furious" (Video)

61 posted on 10/28/2011 1:46:29 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: Joe Brower; Travis McGee; LucyT; vette6387; MetaThought; 60Gunner; XHogPilot; FreedomPoster; ...
POST #33 edited for content.

SSI Exclusive: ATF contempt and lies for Issa & Grassley. The "Giddy Omelet Man" brags he's still running Phoenix Group VII! "I'm not going anywhere!"

One source tells this writer:

William Newell and David Voth are still in Phoenix, AZ working on the F&F cover-up. Voth is reporting the the sixth floor ATF office in Phoenix and working with Hope McAllister, Tonya English and Marge Zicha. Voth has been heard boasting that he was not going anywhere soon, because he need to complete his time in Phoenix in order to be promoted to the position of ASAC (Assistant Special Agent in Charge). In addition, it has been related to me that Mr. Voth is close to the new Director and as been seen in close door meetings with the new director on several occasions."

The source continues:

ATF's shuffle of managers is nothing more that a smoke screen and the fact that Newell, Voth, McAllister, Engilsh and Zicha are still working on F&F from within the Phoenix office shows contempt for the whole congressional investigation.

Another confirms:

Voth is still running the Fast and Furious case in Phoenix. The rest of the group was disbanded and sent to other groups. Most of them were not willing participants in that train wreck of a case.

As for Newell, sources say, he has been seem recently, also on the 6th floor of Phoenix ATF Field Division headquarters. One source reported that Newell, unlike Voth, who is reported to be as "happy as a pig in s***," has apparently suffered these past months.

He "looks like a f****** ghost," said one source. Said another, "He's lost weight, lost hair, and looks like he irons his clothes with a ball-peen hammer. He looks bad. The stress is clearly getting to him. I didn't think he could lose weight, and look more gaunt. He already was the ATF version of Ichabod Crane."

MUCH more at link!

62 posted on 10/28/2011 1:50:50 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: Smokeyblue

Ping


63 posted on 10/28/2011 1:53:23 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: Drill Thrawl; blackdog

I don’t think it’s so easy to fake stuff on computers. Paper docs aren’t all there is floating around. And who knows what Issa has, and how many are telling him stuff behind closed doors, and giving him (more?) flashdrives?


64 posted on 10/28/2011 1:57:23 PM PDT by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell.)
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To: TigersEye
Well, I found this org chart and DHS and DOJ each report to the President.
65 posted on 10/28/2011 2:21:49 PM PDT by relee ('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
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To: MestaMachine

Ah. I see #33 now IS the standard for F&F testimony.

The answer is ‘33’


66 posted on 10/28/2011 2:28:16 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: MestaMachine; Berlin_Freeper; Hotlanta Mike; Silentgypsy; repubmom; HANG THE EXPENSE; Nepeta; ...
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. . . . Post # 33 was removed, but has been edited and now re-posted at # 62.

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67 posted on 10/28/2011 2:39:20 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: Smokeyblue

ISSA: I do take the president at his word. I believe that he wants to hold all of those accountable.

I hope he is just making a joke.


68 posted on 10/28/2011 2:41:18 PM PDT by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: Goreknowshowtocheat

I agree, if Issa really believes that then he is an idiot.


69 posted on 10/28/2011 2:50:39 PM PDT by yarddog
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70 posted on 10/28/2011 4:17:22 PM PDT by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: TigersEye

Even Ollie North found out how hard it was to “shred” the memo evidence, way back in Iran-Contra during the internet’s infancy.


71 posted on 10/28/2011 4:27:52 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: relee
Technically I suppose the Sec. State reports directly to the Pres. too.
I wonder how Hillary feels about that? lol

Very nice charts. I have bookmarked them both.

72 posted on 10/28/2011 4:55:27 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: Travis McGee
I didn't follow that very closely at the time. I only recall that some congress critter was upset that Ollie had, allegedly, bought four new tires for his wife's car using a gov expense account. Gotta nip that tax dollar waste in the bud!

I suppose the difficulty in "cleaning up" the document trail lies somewhat in government's ingrained habit of putting everything in triplicate or more. Hooray for redundancy! lol

73 posted on 10/28/2011 5:01:58 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: LucyT; MestaMachine

The story at the link that was in 33 and re-posted in 62 to Sipsey Street Irregular has been removed. I have emailed the blogger to find out what happened. I will report back.


74 posted on 10/29/2011 4:45:28 AM PDT by GregNH (Re-Elect "No Body")
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To: LucyT; MestaMachine

The URL in the link at 62 has a quote mark after the html that caused the fault.

http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2011/10/ssi-exclusive-atf-contempt-and-lies-for.html


75 posted on 10/29/2011 5:42:51 AM PDT by GregNH (Re-Elect "No Body")
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To: GregNH

Thank you! One little mistake and blam! I left off the first quotation mark in the ref url. Nobody’s perfect, but this is an important srticle. Thank you for reposting the url.
Gah!


76 posted on 10/29/2011 5:59:19 AM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: Smokeyblue
Eric Holder will be gone from DOJ before December 8th. All Obama has done is gain 5 + weeks of cover up. Holder will never testify.

Janet Napolitano will pull the same crap when her turn comes. This administration is unraveling. We are headed to the inevitable scandal question. What did Obama know and when did he know it?

77 posted on 10/29/2011 3:56:29 PM PDT by hflynn
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To: Smokeyblue

Did you find this at Drudge?


78 posted on 10/29/2011 9:12:19 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: MestaMachine

BUMP


79 posted on 10/30/2011 8:19:20 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: JaguarXKE

Yes.


80 posted on 10/30/2011 8:21:49 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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