Issa warns Holder on continued whistleblower retaliation

Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 3 July, 2012 | David Codrea

[marktwain]

The Sipsey Street Irregulars blog and Gun Rights Examiner have obtained an exclusive copy of a letter written by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa to Attorney General Eric Holder, warning him against continued retaliation against whistleblowers in the Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal, citizen journalist Mike Vanderboegh announced this morning. The letter, dated June 1, specifically identifies agents Jay Dobyns and John Dodson as targets of official retribution.

Dobyns was the agent who had his family threatened and his house burned down after the Bureau failed to apply proper relocation procedures, and has been a longstanding critic of waste, abuse, corruption and fraud. Dodson was the agent who put a face to Fast and Furious whistleblowing in a groundbreaking series of interviews with Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News.

The Sipsey Street Irregulars blog and Gun Rights Examiner have obtained an exclusive copy of a letter written by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa to Attorney General Eric Holder, warning him against continued retaliation against whistleblowers in the Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal, citizen journalist Mike Vanderboegh announced this morning. The letter, dated June 1, specifically identifies agents Jay Dobyns and John Dodson as targets of official retribution.

Dobyns was the agent who had his family threatened and his house burned down after the Bureau failed to apply proper relocation procedures, and has been a longstanding critic of waste, abuse, corruption and fraud. Dodson was the agent who put a face to Fast and Furious whistleblowing in a groundbreaking series of interviews with Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News. View slideshow: Issa Letter to Holder: Retaliation will not be tolerated Advertisement

Issa warning against retaliation is nothing new, as Gun Rights Examiner noted over a year ago.

[marktwain]

I believe there are criminal statutes that apply to retaliation on whistleblowers, but they are rarely enforced.

[shalom aleichem]

Impeach the little bastard.

[mkjessup]

Impeach HANG the little bastard.

After a proper trial and conviction of course. Certainly wouldn't want to be seen as advocating anything improper or illegal, as the DOinJ does every day...

[Hotlanta Mike]

[Logical me]

Any doubt about communists running America now? And at its head is communists black King Obama and his right arm Holder.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

This is not pointed at you in any way.

this is the usual political yammer, yammer, yammer.

[Revel]

So what is Issa gonna do. Bring charges against Holder and then refer them to the justice department. Ha!

[tumblindice]

Felony murder? Whistleblower statutes? Federal immigration laws? Campaign laws? Tax law? Graft? Corruption? Contempt? Ha! Who do ya think you are? Elliot Ness? We don't need no stinkin' laws. Your Chicago Overlords

[citizen]

‘The Untouchables’ (1987) quote - Capone: [sneering] “Get out, you’re nothing but a lot of talk and a badge.”