DOJ's Lanny Breuer to Resign in Wake of Fast and Furious Scandal

Breitbart ^ | 1/24/13 | Matthew Boyle

[Nachum]

Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, the head of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division who played a critical role in lying to Congress about Operation Fast and Furious, plans to resign soon, the Washington Post reports, citing anonymous sources.

“It is not clear when Breuer intends to leave his post, nor what he plans to do once he departs, but it is certain that the prosecutor’s days in office are winding down, according to people who were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter,” the Post wrote.

When asked for a comment on the Post’s report, and to verify its accuracy, DOJ spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler wouldn’t confirm or deny the report’s veracity. She did, however, tell Breitbart News the obvious—that, at this time, “Lanny Breuer hasn’t resigned."

Breuer is the last one of the three highest-ranking Department of Justice officials heavily criticized in the Inspector General investigation into the Operation Fast and Furious scandal to step down. Former Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein both resigned in the wake of the IG report.

Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley—the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee—called for Breuer’s resignation over a year ago, in December, 2011.

“I have been investigating … Operation Fast and Furious for almost 11 months now,” Grassley said on December 7, 2011, on the floor of the U.S. Senate. “It is past time for accountability at the senior levels of the Justice Department. That accountability needs to start with the head of the Criminal Division, Lanny Breuer.”

[KC Burke]

Denis McDonough (sp?) is a guy reported to have been connected to advising on the political end of F & F.

He is being named Chief of Staff for Obama from what I hear.