Posted on 06/06/2012 12:59:39 AM PDT by XHogPilot
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) fired off a biting letter to Attorney General Eric Holder today, rebuking him for misleading congressional investigators even as new documents show that senior Justice Department officials had detailed information about Operation Fast and Furious tactics.
Six wiretap applications in the gunwalking scandal were submitted to DoJ officials in Washington for justification and approval. The wiretaps have been sealed by a federal judge, but committee members were able to gain access to them after Holder refused to turn them over under subpoena.
In a May 15, 2012 letter, the Deputy Attorney General reiterated the Departments position that the inappropriate tactics used in Fast and Furious were not initiated or authorized by Department leadership in Washington. We now know that statement is false, Issa wrote Holder.
The chairman said the wiretap details, which cant be released to the public, show shocking involvement by Justice officials.
You have repeatedly either denied involvement by senior officials in Fast and Furious, or asserted that the wiretap applications do not contain rich detail about irresponsible investigative tactics, Issa wrote, outlining several statements Holder has made over the past several months. We now know that all of these statements are not accurate.
The chairman warned how the revelations could play into his plan for contempt proceedings against the attorney general.
The new information contained the wiretap applications places us in a position to begin the process of assigning accountability among senior Department officials, some of whom were responsible for approving the wiretap applications, Issa wrote. After having reviewed these applications, we now understand why the Department has been resisting our efforts to secure full cooperation and compliance with the subpoena.
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More Fast and Furious...
Let the impeachment hearings begin.
Biden 2012.
Holder has to go—yesterday.
The GOP has to demand his resignation, or proceed to impeachment.
We are a nation of laws, not men.
And those that think differently in DC, need to be educated real quick.
Democrats are like muslims.
If they think there is a good reason for them to tell a lie, they will tell a lie.
If there is not a good reason for them to tell a lie, they will lie anyway.
“For great justice!” (anyone remember the “For great justice” threads?
I have been waiting weeks to post “For great justice” and this seems to be the thread for it.
Issa sounds so diabolical here - “could play into his plan” - a little Snidely Whiplash!
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701-s&sz=all&va=snidely+whiplash+cartoon
“Not that there's anything wrong with that.” - Seinfeld
Issa keeps chugging away with absolutely no help from his Republican colleagues.
This should be bigger than Watergate and yet they are letting it die on the vine.
And united to cut off Adam Smith's invisible hand.
And united to cut off Adam Smith's invisible hand.
let the trial begin....
Awesome - saw Issa last night on Kudlow (CNBC) - Larry K. was so excited he could hardly contain himself!
Ooooo... the definition of Republican “courage”... firing off another “biting” letter to the perp. Given that the previous “nibbling” and “gnawing” letters were met with continued defiance, I’m going to go out on a limb and say this joke of an AG is again shaking in his boots.
It’s waaaay past time to lower the CONTEMPT charge against Holder.
Murdergate is a million times worse than Watergate (a 3rd rate burglary, no deaths) but the MSM could not care any less.
ABCNNBCBS is GGTV: Gangster Govt TV. American Pravda.
I’m sure Mr. and Mrs. US Citizen will be hearing about this on CNN this evening. /s
Impeachment or resignation are not enough. Hundreds of people have died as a result of Fast and Furious. These people were murdered because of the Lefts desire to disarm us. Those people died for a political agenda.
Every person that was involved with Fast and Furious except for the whistleblowers need to stand trial for premeditated murder and face the death penalty.
Secondly, because of the Governments blatant attempt at undermining the Rights of the Citizens, punitive repeals of gun laws must take place. First off, all exemptions to gun laws for the Government in regards to importation and bans must be outlawed. All current bans must be repealed. All importation restrictions must be repealed. And finally, the Sporting Purpose clause must be repealed.
Anything less than this will not be acceptable.
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