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Posted on 01/20/2012 7:26:43 AM PST by marktwain
The chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona is refusing to testify before Congress regarding Operation Fast and Furious, the federal gun-running scandal that sent U.S. weapons to Mexico.
Patrick J. Cunningham informed the House Oversight Committee late Thursday through his attorney that he will use the Fifth Amendment protection.
Cunningham was ordered Wednesday to appear before Chairman Darrell Issa and the House Oversight Committee regarding his role in the operation that sent more than 2,000 guns to the Sinaloa Cartel. Guns from the failed operation were found at the murder scene of Border Agent Brian Terry.
The letter from Cunningham’s Washington DC attorney stunned congressional staff. Last week, Cunningham, the second highest ranking U.S. Attorney in Arizona, was scheduled to appear before Issa‘s committee voluntarily. Then, he declined and Issa issued a subpoena.
Cunningham is represented by Tobin Romero of Williams and Connolly who is a specialist in white collar crime. In the letter, he suggests witnesses from the Department of Justice in Washington, who have spoken in support of Attorney General Eric Holder, are wrong or lying.
“Department of Justice officials have reported to the Committee that my client relayed inaccurate information to the Department upon which it relied in preparing its initial response to Congress. If, as you claim, Department officials have blamed my client, they have blamed him unfairly,” the letter to Issa says.
Romero claims Cunningham did nothing wrong and acted in good faith, but the Department of Justice in Washington is making him the fall guy, claiming he failed to accurately provide the Oversight Committee with information on the execution of Fast and Furious.
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I agree, give him immunity even tho he is a big fish himself.
There are much bigger ones. Of course there would be a stipulation as to total and complete co-operation.
Understandable. I’d advise the same thing. Now give him immunity.
Time to convene a Federal Grand Jury......compell Cunningham to testify.
EODGUY
Well, if he did nothing wrong, how could he incriminate himself by testifying? If there is no crime, there can be no incrimination.
"Self-incrimination: : incrimination of oneself; specifically : the giving of testimony which will likely subject one to criminal prosecution" - Websters
Charge him with contempt of Congress, put him in general population in a federal prison and see how fast he talks.
I agree 110% . . . Perhaps he can persuade the Mexicans he deserves a kinder, gentler stay than a black hell hole jail cell with vicious horny guys beating him silly everyday.
No, throw his lying self serving punk butt in jail until he decides to cooperate with the investigation.
I’m sick of these people and their lies and attitudes. They have no respect for the law or for the People of this nation.
There had better be a bunch of gun control laws repealed real fraking soon because of F&F.... REAL SOON.
Donated Thursday. Go Newt!
Ping, please. Thanx.
50 bucks says he’s suicided, protection or not.
He’s probably the first of many. This is pregnant with possibilities.
how about JAILED immediately ???
by taking the 5th, he is more or less admitting that himself and/or others did in fact commit real crimes and could help the prosecution if he were to speak...
mere peasants would certainly await trial from a jail cell in a similar scenario...turn up the heat on this assclown !!!
if Rep Issa allows this obvious tactic to go unchallenged, we prolly are gettin ready to see investigation wind down...
His pleading the fifth to hard-hitting righeous questions will make GREAT campaign footage.
Exactly! Then indict him.
We need a Caspar Weinberger moment in the Obama Administration.
-PJ
See my #34. The next step is to indict him.
Turn him into Obama's Caspar Weinberger just before the election.
-PJ
Looks like Issa has located a major artery.
Taking the fifth? He should be compelled to do so before cameras. It’s what the Dems would do.
——Mr. Cunningham, cut a deal.——
With Whom?
it’s beyond my capactiy
This is not a religion thread
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