Posted on 06/27/2012 3:36:12 PM PDT by 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)
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: The full House of Representatives is expected to hold a Contempt Of Congress vote against Attorney General Eric Holder THIS WEEK. To be included in the petition delivery prior to that vote, sign today.
Ricky is the one dealing the guns. So they R going after the guns.
If ‘There’s nothing there,” then release the documents.
Self-shot.
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.
Maloney = Baloney
“Democrats Defend Holder: Maloney on Fast and Furious, Theres Nothing There”
Prove it.
Well remember you said that Maloney.
Interesting to look at the comments back in 2007.
“Nothing there” - except two dead US agents and 300 dead Mexicans. Move along, nothing to see here.
If there’s nothing there why is Obama in full cover up mode making a bogus claim of executive privilege?
Nothing there, so Obamugabe invokes executive privilege.
Wait, what? You are telling me that a leftwing, uberliberal gun control fanatic is defending a leftwing, uberliberal gun control scandal????!?
If there is nothing there, then show the documents!
If there is nothing there, then show the documents!
Mark
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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ms Maloney, will you vote to fund Fast and Furious then, since this program is so ... Ummm... Innocent?!
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