Thread: Holder Again Defies Congress UPDATE

Holder Again Defies Congress UPDATE

Earlier this week, Attorney General Eric Holder had his chance to "come clean" on Fast and Furious---yet he continues to DEFY CONGRESS -- skirting around the truth of what really happened and when.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said Thursday that Attorney General Eric Holder is AGAIN continuing to stonewall congressional investigation into Operation Fast and Furious. This time, Holder is refusing to provide 11 of the 12 witnesses Grassley and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa have requested be made available for interviews.

Grassley reported to the Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting on Thursday: "We have requested 12 Justice Department witnesses be made available for transcribed interviews. Despite the department's promises of good faith cooperation, only one witness has been provided so far - former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke. The department has refused to schedule interviews with any of the other 11 witnesses. That's not the good faith cooperation I was promised, and it is unacceptable."

"It also appears from those documents that Mr. Breuer's deputy, Jason Weinstein, knew about ATF walking guns in both operations! Anyone who knew about gunwalking in any case, also knew that the department's initial letter to me was false. The attorney general said the letter was based on the best information available at the time. But senior officials at headquarters, like Breuer and Weinstein, knew better."

THE STONEWALLING CONTINUES---EVEN AFTER HIS RIVETING TESTIMONY EARLIER THIS WEEK! ERIC HOLDER MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEADLY FAST AND FURIOUS PROGRAM.

The important Senator also stated: "While I am pleased that the attorney general is no longer trying to deny the obvious, he did NOT fully own up to his responsibility!"

THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE---ERIC HOLDER MUST RESIGN! Or face additional perjury charges!

Republican senators tried to get Holder to take some of the responsibility; but he did not. Some lawmakers were hoping that Eric Holder would FINALLY tell the whole truth. They were disappointed.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) gave Holder an opportunity to apologize to the family of murdered Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, where two Fast and Furious guns were found at the murder scene.

Senator Cornyn rapid-fired questions directly to the Attorney General: "Have you apologized to the family of Brian Terry?"

"Have you even talked to them?"

"Would you like to apologize today for this program that went so wrong, that took the life of a United States law enforcement agent?"

"Are you winging this or do you actually know?"

Eric Holder slithered around most of the direct questions. It is possible that when the dust settles and we finally hear the truth, that Mr. Holder committed perjury AGAIN! Eric Holder and his boss, Barack Obama---cannot declare themselves to be Judge, Jury and Executioner! Fast and Furious, alone, is grounds to call for impeachment.

MR. HOLDER: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!

Will you join 28 other Representatives who want Eric Holder to RESIGN?

Even the leftist Washington Post wants to shut this down. They admitted that Holder walked around the truth; but somehow, to them, that doesn't matter! They reported yesterday: "Without a doubt, the operation was a debacle, and it has led to untold bloodshed and friction with Mexico. The ATF's acting chief has been reassigned, and subpoenas are flying on Capitol Hill."

My Friend, it matters to us! We do want the whole truth!

Eric Holder previously denied that any gunrunning was taking place. He had sent a letter to Congress vehemently defending Fast and Furious, telling the lawmakers that ATF had not been allowing guns to "walk" across the border. Then, earlier this year, he went before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, committing perjury, lying to U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) about his knowledge of the gunrunning sham. Holder originally called Fast and Furious a "local, Arizona-based operation." He did manage to correct himself on that yesterday.

In May, when asked by Issa about when he learned about Fast and Furious, he replied, "over the last few weeks." I suppose in the devious mid of Eric Holder, a "few weeks" could mean NINE MONTHS? U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Darrell Issa found five emails or memos briefing Holder about Fast and Furious since July, 2010!

When Senator Cornyn demanded how this aligned with his previous statements, Holder responded: "I'm not sure I understand the question."

Holder quipped that he could not "be expected to know" all what happens within the Department of Justice. He said he could not be expected to be familiar with all the contents of all the memos that are addressed to him. After all, he supposedly "oversees" 117,000 employees in the DOJ! He cannot be bothered to read all of the memos, according to the Attorney General.

As to the requested apology to slain Agent Brian Terry…Holder's detached response was: "I certainly regret the bloodshed of a uniformed civil servant."

THE BOTTOM LINE: ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER DID NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS DOJ ACTIONS---which has resulted in over 300 killed on both sides of the border! Does he have any shame?

Again, another hearing where we saw the Attorney General try to "save his own skin" or possibly the "hide" of his boss, Mr. Obama, as well!

Attorney General Eric Holder has been officially subpoenaed by U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, for an early December appearance. But "Teflon Holder" might still not give us the entire truth.

"IT'S TIME WE KNEW THE WHOLE TRUTH!" Issa blasted.

And those are the exact words we have been using for over one-half year in communicating about this fiasco and ATF sham! We have helped to expose the "stonewalling" and "perjury" actions by Holder; yet he still maintains his innocence.

Rep. Darrell Issa states: "Top Justice Department officials, including Attorney General Holder, know more about Operation Fast and Furious than they have publicly acknowledged. The documents this subpoena demands will provide answers to questions that Justice officials have tried to avoid since this investigation began eight months ago."

Eric Holder showed absolutely no remorse for his Fast and Furious actions. In fact, he accused Republican senators who tried to get to the bottom of this, with the facts; Holder yesterday accused them of playing "gotcha games" and engaging in "cynical political point scoring." Again, he tried to deflect criticism away from him facing potential criminal charges for perjury---to the supposed political mantra of this scheme.

LYING TO CONGRESS IS NOT A "POLITICAL STUNT!"


NOW---he is facing the biggest battle of his life. NOW---he is facing the biggest lies of his career!
And yet he continues to DEFY CONGRESS just hours ago---by not providing 11 of the 12 witnesses for congressional committee interviews!

Eric Holder's lack of being "trustworthy" is more than just a grave concern, according to Congress. He must now be a "thorn in the flesh" to President Barack Obama. Holder literally LIED to Congress. And he must be either FIRED or RESIGN!

LYING TO CONGRESS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER!

Eric Holder MUST be either FIRED or RESIGN as Attorney General! How can the nation's top enforcement official LIE to Congress?

But here is the real purpose of Fast and Furious.

Holder was not "winging it." He has taken a perfect play from the liberal "play book" and from his mentor, Barack Obama. Holder is using his Senate Committee appearance and the entire operation of Fast and Furious as a push for renewed gun control legislation! This is really what is at stake here.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in July that he suspected a political motivation behind Fast and Furious. He stated: "My suspicion is they (the Obama administration) do not like the Second Amendment the way it is, and they are going to do everything to hurt guns and restrict guns. So they could have been building a case for that. But I can't prove that."

The Obama Administration has worked under the radar---as well as via Fast and Furious---to generate additional gun controls in the United States of America. Obama's disdain for the United States Constitution, especially the Second Amendment which guarantees us the right to keep and bear arms, was manifest yesterday through Eric Holder when he asserted: "Beyond identifying where errors occurred and ensuring that they never occur again, we must be careful not to lose sight of the critical problem that this flawed investigation has highlighted: We are losing the battle to stop the flow of illegal guns to Mexico. One critical first step should be for congressional leaders to work with us to provide ATF with the resources and statutory tools it needs to be effective."

The truth will eventually come out. Fast and Furious ultimately does not have anything to do with supplying guns to Mexican drug cartels---it has everything to do with the long-range, anti-gun Obama plan of undermining the Second Amendment rights of the taxpayers of the United States!

In doing the research into the logistics and actual firearms that were used in Fast and Furious, we have learned that very few of the weapons that were purchased and "walked" into Mexico were what the drug gangs really wanted. Of the 2,000 weapons acquired by Mexican drug cartels, very few were their "weapons of choice."

However, coincidentally, most of the Fast and Furious weapons used are the types that Mr. Obama is most interested in limiting or doing away with altogether. You see where this is going. Mr. Obama wants to use Fast and Furious to call for the elimination of weapons marked by American "gun-grabbers" throughout the nation, especially by the gun-opposition group headed by Jim Brady.

More importantly than LYING to Congress---he is guilty of being an "Accessory to Murder!" The communications tell the story of the lies! The only thing that Holder must do is to.....RESIGN!

Eric Holder must resign! Plain and simple. How can we have the nation's top law enforcement person lying to Congress? He must be held accountable.

Eric Holder must be made to tell the truth of what he knew and when...even if it gets his boss, President Obama, in hot water! Eric Holder must GO!

How many more murdered U.S. agents---or how many more murdered Mexicans---will happen due to the Fast and Furious guns?

Respectfully,

Conservative Action Alerts
www.ConservativeActionAlerts.com

received by e-mail from CAA on Mon, Nov 14, 2011 8:31 am

Holder fired by the American people would be the best Christmas present we could ask for! Shatter the shield and expose the weaknesses behind the shield!