How the ATF and DOJ violated federal law.

[1480]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Surely if the sergeants had planned it the operation would have worked better

You are correct.

[1480]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 24, 2004

Governor Blagojevich names well-respected former U.S. Justice Department official as independent Special Investigator to the Illinois Gaming Board
Eric Holder to assist Gaming Board in expanded review of issues surrounding Rosemont as location of 10th casino license

CHICAGO – One week after calling for a full and open review of concerns surrounding the location of Illinois’ 10th casino license, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today announced his appointment of former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., as Special Investigator to the Illinois Gaming Board.


http://www.illinois.gov/pressrelease...=3&RecNum=2868

Holder, however, omitted that event from his 47-page response to a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire made public this week — an oversight he plans to correct after a Chicago Sun-Times inquiry, Obama’s transition team indicated late Tuesday.

Holder signed the questionnaire on Sunday — five days after Blagojevich’s arrest for allegedly putting Obama’s U.S. Senate seat up for sale. The Judiciary Committee asked him to provide lists and “copies of transcripts or tape recordings of all speeches or talks delivered by you” and “all interviews you have given to newspapers, magazines or other publications.”

Yes an Op-ed but insightful nonetheless:

Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer—chief of DOJ’s Criminal Division—previously claimed he had not seen drafts of a letter sent to Congress containing false information about the program.

Now we know from new documents that he not only saw multiple drafts, he even forwarded one of them to his personal email account.

In other words, Breuer lied to Congress. He should be fired immediately. But Congress must not let Breuer be the fall guy.

Newly disclosed documents also reveal that the FBI, DEA, and other federal agencies were involved with illegal guns falling into the hands of Mexican drug cartels—and that at least one person in the White House knew.

It’s inconceivable that so much manpower was overseen by a lower-level DOJ political appointee.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinio...-impeachment/1

[1480]

Issa told Holder that the Justice Department has turned over 5,000 emails to the committee about Operation Fast and Furious, but "not one of these emails is yours." The attorney general said that his department's response to the committee's document requests has been "fulsome" and that the Justice Department would not turn over additional emails sought by Issa. The California congressman said he wants emails from March of this year between a Holder aide and Justice Department criminal division head Lanny Breuer. Issa suggested Holder could be cited for contempt of Congress if the material is not provided.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...ing/51746552/1

If Holder has nothing to hide, he should present the emails as proof to his claims. So, I will take a giant illogical leap and say for the record: both him and the POTUS not only knew of what was going on and if not giving explicit orders to carry out the operation, gave their tacit approval to it.

Look for Issa and Grassley to push hard on the subject of the DOJ outright refusal to turn over all of the subpenaed documents. There will be whispers of obstruction and I see when they do comply with the demand, Holder will plead the fifth amendment and lawyer up.