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Holding ‘Gunwalker’ figures ‘accountable’ evidently involves sweetheart deals
examiner.com ^ | 8/22/12 | David Codrea

Posted on 08/22/2012 12:28:39 PM PDT by Nachum

A letter sent today from Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa to B. Todd Jones, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, asked how “a top ATF official involved in Operation Fast and Furious…can remain on paid leave while simultaneously drawing an additional six figure salary from a major financial services company,” a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform release announced.

“Given [former Assistant Director William] McMahon’s extensive involvement in the leadership failures of Operation Fast and Furious, Grassley and Issa sought a detailed explanation of why the Justice Department would approve this special arrangement for McMahon,” the letter stated. “Under any reading of the relevant personnel regulations, it appears that ATF management was under no obligation to approve this sort of arrangement. Given McMahon’s outsized role in the Fast and Furious scandal, the decision to approve an extended annual leave arrangement in order to attain pension eligibility and facilitate full-time, outside employment while still collecting a full-time salary at ATF raises a host of questions about both the propriety of the arrangement and the judgment of ATF management.

(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; codrea; deals; fastandfurious; gunwalker; murdergate; rkba
Nice work if you can get it.
1 posted on 08/22/2012 12:28:42 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

BO buying him off, evidently


2 posted on 08/22/2012 12:32:13 PM PDT by Nevermore (...just a typical cracker, clinging to my Constitutional rights...)
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, Ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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3 posted on 08/22/2012 12:35:33 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: marktwain; MestaMachine; harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; ...
Click the Gadsden flag for pro-gun resources!
4 posted on 08/22/2012 1:00:35 PM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: Nachum

He is being paid to keep his mouth shut Darrell.


5 posted on 08/22/2012 1:28:36 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: Venturer

You can ad BRIBERY to the FOREIGNER and WITHHOLDER’S charges when the prosecutor files for FAST & FURIOUS.


6 posted on 08/22/2012 2:18:02 PM PDT by spawn44 (MOO)
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To: Venturer

You can ad BRIBERY to the FOREIGNER and WITHHOLDER’S charges when the prosecutor files for FAST & FURIOUS.


7 posted on 08/22/2012 2:18:06 PM PDT by spawn44 (MOO)
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To: Nachum

Boy, another strongly worded letter from the House Committee on Hindsight and Government Expansion. That’ll learn ‘em. Those letters have accomplished so much in the past.


8 posted on 08/22/2012 2:19:50 PM PDT by Roccus
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What MEXT???


9 posted on 08/22/2012 3:34:30 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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NEXT.
Sorry, guys. I am having a very bad day.


10 posted on 08/22/2012 3:38:02 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: Nachum

bump


11 posted on 08/22/2012 6:19:38 PM PDT by angelsonmyside
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12 posted on 08/22/2012 6:22:53 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: MestaMachine

I’m all for dotting all the i’s and crossing all the t’s, but are we ever going to see any action? This is getting sickening beyond measure.


13 posted on 08/22/2012 7:35:00 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: little jeremiah
If you were Speaker of the house what would you do? I agree that it's sickening but let's face it, Obama has the ultimate trump card in the power of the presidential pardon. What we need to do is take our time, build an airtight case, and the day Obama is no longer is charge bring them all up on criminal charges.
14 posted on 08/23/2012 4:44:25 AM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: Durus

Hmm, so you’re thinking they’re dragging it on until 0*uckhead is gone so no pardons? That makes sense.


15 posted on 08/23/2012 8:25:49 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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