Darrell Issa: Wiretap approvals show high-ranking DOJ were plenty aware of Fast & Furious gunwalking

Hot Air ^ | 6/6/12 | Erika Johnsen

[Nachum]

From the beginning, the Obama administration’s line on the deadly gunwalking operation known as Fast & Furious has been that the whole affair was a “botched” program that somehow spun out of control among the lower levels of government. As Katie Pavlich has fastidiously documented, the higher-ups in the Justice Department have denied, denied, denied that they knew anything about it at the time, and stuck to the story that this was just a well-meaning crime-fighting initiative gone awry — but their insistence is looking increasingly desperate.

And House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, it seems, can smell fear.

Issa and the GOP leadership have lately been putting the pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder and the wider Justice Department to comply more thoroughly with a 22-part subpoena from last October, even threatening to find Holder in contempt of Congress for dragging his feet. The DOJ has insisted that they’re doing everything they possibly can to comply with the subpoena while protecting the security and integrity (cough cough, gasp, sorry, I choked on my own word there for a second) of their department. But, the back and forth continues, and now Issa says he has acquired still more evidence that senior DOJ officials were well acquainted with the gunwalking going on as part of Operation Fast & Furious.

Here’s the press release, followed by Chairman Issa on Fox News this morning:

[Graewoulf]

ANOTHER reason to IMPEACH Obama.

[gonzo]

Any guesses on the timing-to-come?

If I was running the show, this would explode at the DNC convention ...................................... FRegards

[Flotsam_Jetsome]

Thanks for the Ping.

I saw Greta interview Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz today and Greta kept on him about how Holder keeps getting pass after pass after pass, and at some point he should be held in contempt.

Interesting exchange.

Chaffetz used the "C" word: Coverup. More than once. The really good stuff starts at 4:10 and involves another "C" word: Contempt. I'll be paying attention tomorrow. If Holder goes as the the "Obama" firewall, does it all start to come apart?

Here's a couple more "C" words near and dear to my heart: Cold Case.

[Flotsam_Jetsome]

Here're or Here are a couple more "C" words.

Sheesh! Grammar much?

[GregNH]

Hit Operation #EFAD Fast And Furious! FreeLoad Enemies Foreign And Domestic Today.

[Venturer]

Thereare a number of GOP politicians with cold feet who need to be tossed out on their ear.

[philman_36]

...to comply more thoroughly with a 22-part subpoena from last October... Ya'll seen the response?

@Fast and Furious Wiretap Applications Show DOJ was informed about Gunrunning Tactics (murdergate)

Ms. Schmaler also said she was “very concerned that such documents relating to ongoing criminal cases have been leaked” adding that unauthorized disclosure of court-sealed materials was illegal.

DOJ wants to give this the impression of impropriety.

[Nachum]

DOJ wants to give this the impression of impropriety.

This is the 'do or say anything' mob. They will literally do whatever they can imagine to keep their jobs and save their necks. I fear we have not even touched the surface of their perfidy. The DOJ is one of the tentacles of this gang.

[philman_36]

They will literally do whatever they can imagine to keep their jobs and save their necks.
If ham-handed responses such as that given is 'the plan' then, IMO, somebody is in a lot of trouble.