Under questioning by Senator Charles Grassley, Attorney General Eric Holder testified that a handful of emails written to Department of Justice officials by former ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson are being withheld illegally from congressional committees as a result of Barack Obama’s claim of executive privilege. Kept now under lock and key thanks to the June 20th order, the emails have been described by Melson as “smoking guns” in that–contrary to Holder’s testimony to Congress–they “show senior DOJ officials knew about and approved the gun walking tactics in Fast and Furious.”
Fifteen months ago, Melson began his own investigation of Fast and Furious by reading through the wiretap affidavits sent by the ATF to Main Justice in Washington. He found that the information included in the necessarily detailed documents bore little resemblance to the “facts” that had earlier been relayed to Congress by Assistant Attorney General Ron Weich. In a February 4th, 2011 letter to Senator Charles Grassley, Weich claimed that the ATF had not “sanctioned or otherwise knowingly allowed” weapons to be sold to straw purchasers or walked into Mexico. Of course, that infamous letter was retracted by the DOJ, only after the Department had maintained its assertions for a full 9 months.
The wiretap applications also made it clear that Eric Holder had lied when he repeatedly claimed to congressional committees that the DOJ knew nothing of the tactics ATF employed during the Operation. This is because wiretap applications—forms asking a court’s permission to perform a wiretap—are completed in extraordinary detail and list all previous tactical methods employed by law enforcement to gather evidence in a particular case. And each of the applications had been approved and signed by Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, a top DOJ political appointee.
After reading the applications, Melson immediately addressed emails to a NUMBER of DOJ officials telling them to “…back off the [February 4th Weich] letter to Senator Grassley in light of the information in the affidavits (applications).” As Grassley himself later said of Melson “… he was alarmed the information in the affidavits contradicted the [DOJ’s] public denial to congress.” (1)
Sent to the Department in March of 2011, Melson’s emails alerted the DOJ to its false and potentially criminal claims just one month after the Weich letter and 3 months after the death of Brian Terry. The emails exposed lies perpetuated by both Weich and Eric Holder. Yet not only did the DOJ ignore Melson’s warnings; Holder continued his claims of innocence and ignorance on behalf of the Department and its officials—including, of course, himself.
The incriminating wiretaps applications have been sealed by a federal judge, so although copies were leaked to congressional committees, they cannot be released to the public or used in evidence against the DOJ.
And although Ken Melson informed Grassley and Issa of his emails and their content in a July 4th deposition to Committee representatives, the only copies are now sealed under Obama’s privilege order. Prior to that, the DOJ refused to provide them to Congress.
If a bare handful of documents prove the Fast and Furious guilt of Eric Holder and the Department of Justice, what could be revealed by the remaining 80,000 currently in Barack Obama’s “executive” custody? Will the American people ever know?
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Obama and Holder are both lying, scumbag losers that would go to any lengths to save their own skin…they are criminals and both belong in jail…they should do the right thing to help find out why the program cost 2 American agents and 100′s of Mexican lives and help to avoid it happening again. They have both brought disgrace to their offices and are bringing this country down and both should resign…NOBAMA 2012!!!
Skreemingeagle. It is becoming clear that Obama, personally, is involved in the Fast & Furious affair. There exists no other reason why the Federal Judge has sealed the corresponding proof. Criminal proof like that one can not be sealed. Same as the Forged Birth Cretificate scandal, Social Security Numer, etc. Somebody should issue a capture order against all persosn criminally involved in the cover ups.
Quote from Komrade Obama: “This will be the most transparant administration in the history of the USA.” I’m adding 2 + 2 and getting seven. Another application of the Obama transform which makes the unemployment numbers come out the way Komrade Obama wants them.
The liberals and socialists will call it smart politics.
It is only a matter of time and Obama and Holder will be in jail.
There is no way that Obama’s executive privilige will stand up in court.
If I were congress I would speed up the process by terminating the Department of Justice.
As with anything else in government; Congress created it and Congress can take it away (terminate it).
Fast and Furious is ultimately about murder. Under our common law and statutory law, an action demonstrating the callous, reckless or depraved disregard for human life that results in death constitutes second degree murder. Those who give thousands of guns to murderous gangs, knowing many of those guns will be used to commit murder, are also guilty of murder. Holder has already confessed. Obama undoubtedly was involved. As your Congressman, I will work to ensure the guilty are brought to justice, whether they are in or out of office. There is no immunity or privilege. Right now we have probable cause to arrest federal employees for aggravated murder. Saddle up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnYLuNlgfFs
http://elect.ErnestHuberForCongress.com/
Mr Huber. Not only Fast and Furious is a criminal matter; if you analyze the way that the FORT HOOD MASSACRE of US Military has been handled, and consider the fact of Obama having defined same as a “Working Place Accidet”, just in order to “protect” the murderer, his Muslim brother, and having the judge postpone and postpone the judgment. Why? Because the judge has mentioned the possibility of a “Political Correctness” iaauw, which might end by the MURDERER being freed and the families of the dead and wounded having no protection/compensation. Has anyone noticed the lack of information about this gtragedy? Comment this through the social media and through any other communications channels, since the mainstream media is ingoring it!!!
bill and hillary probably told the two despicable liars/crooks holder and obama just to hide the documents as they did on so many occasions. It’s what democraps do…ethics, the truth, transparency?Thats for suckers (Republicans) democraps don’t need no stinking truth…
Your question was: Will the people ever know? The answer is yes we will. First we won’t quit until we find out. Second, all we have to do is wait until Obama isnt president anymore and the Liberals will give him up so fast he’ll get windburned. They know about blind loyalty, but not Loyalty and Truth. That family deserves peace and we the people will see to it. It’s a tired old saying, but true non-the-less. The truth will out!
Obama , and Holder will pay for this
Bottom line: one DOES NOT use “smoke and mirrors” to hide innocence!
Hmm… Let me check…. (rolls D10) Nope…. Not surprised.