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Those Fast and Furious Documents Must be Dynamite (Obama Has Painted Himself Into a Corner)
Powerline ^ | June 20. 2012 | http://www.powerlineblPaul irengoff

Posted on 06/20/2012 6:41:59 PM PDT by lbryce

My friend Bill Otis was a Justice Department lawyer for many years. He spent a good portion of those years as a prosecutor. He also served as an attorney in the White House Counsel’s shop, so he knows all about dealing with unpleasant congressional investigations and demands for documents.

In short, Bill is extremely very well positioned to comment knowledgably on the dispute between Rep. Issa’s Committee and Eric Holder, and on the White House’s decision to assert executive privilege. Here is what Bill had to say:

Even with his fawning press, [Presdient Obama] will pay a price for this one. He knows this, meaning that the documents now to be withheld must be dynamite. They have to show either that Holder knew what was going on with Fast and Furious and approved it, or that he directly committed perjury in his Congressional testimony, or both. I just can’t see any other explanation for such a risky move.

Wasn’t the Washington Post just covering big time the 40th anniversary of Watergate? I wonder how much coverage this one will get.

UPDATE: Some have speculated that Obama’s intervention means that the president himself has something to hide.

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


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2deadfeds; 300deadmexicans; atf; banglist; dea; dhs; doj; dynamite; fasfandfurious; fbi; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; ice; murdergate; obama
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So,with the political corner he's painted himself into it seems even someone of his great teleprompter reading skills, expert community organizing abilities, God-given talent as connoisseur of the finest cuts of canine meats, unrivaled finesse as collector of a multitude of separate social security numbers, liar, denier, put your birth certificate on fire, it doesn't seem like he's going to be pulling out one of those Saturday matinee rescue maneuvers to save his bony ass.... But then again I wouldn't bet against him him to take Michelle and the kids hostage,
1 posted on 06/20/2012 6:42:06 PM PDT by lbryce
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To: lbryce

It must be at least as bad as his birth certificate...


2 posted on 06/20/2012 6:46:23 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1247 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama is not a Big Brother [he's a Big Sissy...])
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To: lbryce

I have dreamed for 3-1/2 years to see him evicted from 1600 Penn. Ave. in Handcuffs.

May it be so.


3 posted on 06/20/2012 6:46:48 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: lbryce

Issa is going on “On the Record” with Greta in 13 mins...(10:00 est)


4 posted on 06/20/2012 6:46:48 PM PDT by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: lbryce
Obama to Sarah Brady :"I want you to know we are working on gun control under the radar."

I promise you he knew all about F&F.

5 posted on 06/20/2012 6:47:26 PM PDT by DainBramage
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To: lbryce

If there was any semblance at all of a press doing its job, this would be front page all over the country. Alas...


6 posted on 06/20/2012 6:48:48 PM PDT by SoDak
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To: lbryce

“So,with the political corner he’s painted himself into it seems even someone of his great teleprompter reading skills, expert community organizing abilities, God-given talent as connoisseur of the finest cuts of canine meats, unrivaled finesse as collector of a multitude of separate social security numbers, liar, denier, put your birth certificate on fire, it doesn’t seem like he’s going to be pulling out one of those Saturday matinee rescue maneuvers to save his bony ass.... But then again I wouldn’t bet against him him to take Michelle and the kids hostage,”

Oh, my! Your response to this article is a piece of literary genius! You get an A+ from the FR spelling/grammatical/composition/english major Nazis!


7 posted on 06/20/2012 6:48:54 PM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: DainBramage

That’s exactly what I thought when I saw he’d filed executive privilege. Imagine a single email sitting out there saying that this is a good program because it will allow exploitation of the so-called gun-show-loophole and new gun-grabbing regulations.


8 posted on 06/20/2012 6:50:06 PM PDT by TheZMan (Obama is without a doubt the worst President ever elected to these United States)
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To: lbryce

My guess is that there was coordination with 0bama and Hillary to orchistrate a crisis resulting with an international treaty with Mexico to ban guns in the USA.


9 posted on 06/20/2012 6:50:23 PM PDT by MtnClimber (To the left wrong is right, down is up and backward is "Forward")
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To: Texas Fossil
I have dreamed for 3-1/2 years to see him evicted from 1600 Penn. Ave. in Handcuffs.

Pretty unlikely.

But he will probably lose in November.

Then next year you can watch him every night at 8:00 on MSNBC.

10 posted on 06/20/2012 6:51:03 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: lbryce
They have to show either that Holder knew what was going on with Fast and Furious and approved it, or that he directly committed perjury in his Congressional testimony, or both.

More likely IMHO:

They have to show either that Holder and Obama knew what was going on with Fast and Furious and approved it, or that he and that Holder directly committed perjury following Obama's explicit orders in his Congressional testimony, or both.

11 posted on 06/20/2012 6:51:16 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1247 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama is not a Big Brother [he's a Big Sissy...])
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To: DainBramage

And I’ll bet he knew minute details, cuz he likes to be in the middle of controversial things. They are rattled and will regret what I have a hunch is a knee jerk reaction. And my mom told me to always follow my hunches.


12 posted on 06/20/2012 6:51:45 PM PDT by kevslisababy
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To: lbryce

rotflmao!!!!!


13 posted on 06/20/2012 6:56:24 PM PDT by databoss
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To: DainBramage

“I promise you he knew all about F&F.”

You bet he did and that is why he will go to any lengths to hide the truth.


14 posted on 06/20/2012 6:56:48 PM PDT by BlessingsofLiberty (Remember Brian Terry...)
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To: DainBramage

Totally agree. The left has several brass rings to grab in this country, social medicine was one, and so is gun-grabbing. Obama wanted bold strokes.


15 posted on 06/20/2012 6:57:02 PM PDT by SoDak
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To: lbryce

Republicans on the committee believe Holder prepared a document for Obama describing all about F£F and that is why they are withholding the documents. Whether Obama actually saw the document is the question.

My guess is, YES, he knew all about it!

Remember, the committee already has some of the withheld documents given to them by whistleblowers. Holder and Obama don’t know what documents the committee possess.


16 posted on 06/20/2012 6:57:14 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Texas Fossil
"May it be so."


17 posted on 06/20/2012 6:57:14 PM PDT by garjog
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To: DainBramage
Bingo. It was a policy decision for gun control. Dems in Congress were on board too.
18 posted on 06/20/2012 6:57:22 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Democrats are dangerous and evil. Republicans are just useless and useful idiots.)
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To: lbryce
Some have speculated that Obama’s intervention means that the president himself has something to hide.

Ya think? Since both Obama and Holder have denied all knowledge of F&F, how can Obama claim executive privilege?

19 posted on 06/20/2012 6:57:35 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.)
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To: lbryce

What about evidence of direct contacts between WH and pre-arranged shady recipients of firearms — would that qualify as dynamite?


20 posted on 06/20/2012 6:58:26 PM PDT by aposiopetic
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