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Holder backpedals on Fast & Furious
http://campaign2012.washingtonex…Attorney General Eric Holder’s furious backpedaling – he is now claiming that he might have known about the Fast & Furious gun-running scandal last year, but didn’t hear any of the details - is entertaining to watch, even if the subject is deadly serious.
The clandestine operation made headlines when Border Patrol agent Brian Terry was murdered in a December 2010 shootout along the Mexican border with a gun that was later traced to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms’ clandestine operation.
Congressional Republicans are now calling for a special counsel to investigate whether Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath on May 3rdwhen he told the House Judiciary Committee that he first learned about Fast & Furious in April, Fox News reports.
"I'm not sure of the exact date, but I probably heard about Fast and Furious for the first time over the last few weeks," Holder testified.
However, new documents obtained by CBS News show that “Holder was sent briefings on the controversial Fast and Furious operation as far back as July 2010. That directly contradicts his statement to Congress.”
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I guess it's now ok for Attorney General to LIE under oath. What a fucking huge stinking crock of shit!