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Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Wednesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will provide documents to Congress on the Obama-era program dubbed "Fast and Furious" that allowed criminals to purchase guns in Phoenix-based gun shops in order to track them into Mexico.
The Justice Department, then run by Eric Holder, declined to provide documents on the program to Congress in 2012 and was held in contempt of Congress. Today's decision ends six years of litigation with the House Oversight Committee.
“The Department of Justice under my watch is committed to transparency and the rule of law. This settlement agreement is an important step to make sure that the public finally receives all the facts related to Operation Fast and Furious," Sessions said in a press release.
Holder was actually held in Contempt of Congress for his arrogance.
Bet there's all kinds of dirty little secrets lurking and begging to be exposed 😎
😉Assuming the records still exist and haven't been "edited" or "destroyed" by insiders worried about "Legacies" and what ever.
originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
It's almost like smuggling in Cocaine and selling it, so you can check for white noses and see who might be doing it. Just to keep tabs, if you find them.
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
It's almost like smuggling in Cocaine and selling it, so you can check for white noses and see who might be doing it. Just to keep tabs, if you find them.
But, at what point do you cross the line into just being a drug smuggler?
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
I've suspected all along that F&F was actually an illegal gun trafficking scheme, and they never intended to keep track of the guns. It was such a profoundly stupid plan, I can't believe these guys could ever seriously think it would work.
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originally posted by: face23785
If this is anything like Benghazi, a lot of documents will be "missing" and will be found in spurts over the next few years, leading to hearing after hearing to examine the new evidence. Then the other side will use "we've already had x many hearings on this" as an excuse, as if that many hearings would've been necessary if all the documents had been handed over the first time.