Democrats Defend Holder: Maloney on Fast and Furious, ‘There’s Nothing There’

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[tsowellfan]

House Democrats defended Attorney General Eric Holder, who faces a contempt of Congress vote against him on Thursday for withholding documents related to the botched gun-walking program Operation Fast and Furious. Also, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said his support for contempt votes against Bush administration personnel were not comparable to the situation today.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), a supporter of stricter gun control laws, said there is “nothing there,” in reference to Fast and Furious, a Justice Department program that began in the fall of 2009 and allowed guns to flow to Mexico. It was halted when two guns from the program were found at the murder scene of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry in December 2010.

“Instead of going after guns, this Congress is going after the attorney general of the United States, Eric Holder, with a contempt charge that has nothing to do with guns or Fast and Furious,” Maloney said. “I call Fast and Furious vast and spurious because there is nothing there, and Attorney General Holder is the one who ended the program.”.... (video at link)

[tsowellfan]

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[rawcatslyentist]

>"“Instead of going after guns, this Congress is going after the attorney general of the United States"

Ricky is the one dealing the guns. So they R going after the guns.

[Uncle Miltie]

If ‘There’s nothing there,” then release the documents.

Self-shot.

[freeangel]

One can only hope that the people defending this administration’s vile actions in F&F are hurt or maimed by ILLEGALS and/or weapons that were released to criminals during F&F (since it’s no big deal). Better yet, perhaps their family members might end up being victims.

[Mashood]

Maloney = Baloney

[MestaMachine]

“Democrats Defend Holder: Maloney on Fast and Furious, ‘There’s Nothing There’”

Prove it.

[spawn44]

Well remember you said that Maloney.

[Jim from C-Town]

If there is nothing there, tell me: Who authorized the Fast and Furious program? What was his name and what has the punishment for this illegal act of arming known gangland killers!?

[sam_paine]

"If we countenance a process where our subpoenas can be readily ignored, where a witness under a duly authorized subpoena doesn't even have to bother to show up, where privilege can be asserted on the thinnest basis and in the broadest possible manner, then we have already lost," House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., said. "We won't be able to get anybody in front of this committee or any other."

Interesting to look at the comments back in 2007.

[floozy22]

[beethovenfan]

“Nothing there” - except two dead US agents and 300 dead Mexicans. Move along, nothing to see here.

[circlecity]

If there’s nothing there why is Obama in full cover up mode making a bogus claim of executive privilege?

[SoFloFreeper]

Nothing there, so Obamugabe invokes executive privilege.

[Hotlanta Mike]

[Lazamataz]

Wait, what? You are telling me that a leftwing, uberliberal gun control fanatic is defending a leftwing, uberliberal gun control scandal????!?

[Red in Blue PA]

If there is nothing there, then show the documents!

[Red in Blue PA]

If there is nothing there, then show the documents!

[MarkL]

They can't see it because the proof is buried under all those Mexican bodies, and the bodies of 2 murdered US officers.

Mark

[Mat_Helm]

NOTHING THERE???????????

100's of Mexicans dead, Federal Border Patrol agent dead, DEA agent dead.

No one from BATF or DOJ fired or held accountable

Failed program people moved to D.C. and promoted to cover up the actions of their bosses

DOJ lying to Senate and Congress and retracting letter

Ignoring subpoena from Congressional oversight

Executive privilege to hide evidence and prevent discovery of wrong doing

NOTHING THERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Southack]

Ms Maloney, will you vote to fund Fast and Furious then, since this program is so ... Ummm... Innocent?!