‘Fast & Furious' operation: Justice probe clears Eric Holder

politico ^ | 9/19/2012 | josh gerstein

[barryobi]

An internal Justice Department investigation into the Operation Fast and Furious scandal recommends discipline for 14 officials, but found no evidence that the department’s top leaders knew about the gun-walking aspect of the operation when it was underway. The long-awaited report from Justice’s Inspector General finds misconduct or poor judgment on the part of officials at DOJ headquarters, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives headquarters in Washington and field office in Arizona, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona. However, the investigators found Attorney General Eric Holder didn’t know about the operation until after the scandal emerged in the wake of the discovery of two weapons linked to the operation at the scene of the shooting death of a Border Patrol agent in December 2010.

[barryobi]

Throw the peons under the bus, Barry needs Holder to protect him. If one goes down, they both go down.

[drypowder]

this is news?????

[chimera]

Man, whoda thunkit, the DOJ investigator clears its own boss. Shocking, to say the least...

[tatown]

Not that Obamaturd would think of ‘going down’ as a negative. Just sayin.

[theDentist]

I’m shocked and stunned at these fndings. :-|

[lowbridge]

[austinaero]

Don’t go to POLITICO. On that site you will see ZERO headlines about the Muslims protesting around the world, and zero headlines about anything O has done wrong. Every headline on that site is about a perceived Romney screw up or a poll showing Obama light years ahead of God, or some such nonsense. Of course POLITICO is going to red, bold highlight this.

[austinaero]

Don’t go to POLITICO. On that site you will see ZERO headlines about the Muslims protesting around the world, and zero headlines about anything O has done wrong. Every headline on that site is about a perceived Romney screw up or a poll showing Obama light years ahead of God, or some such nonsense. Of course POLITICO is going to red, bold highlight this.

[txrefugee]

Woah...we sure didn’t see that coming, did we, boys and girls?

The Lord will have to mete out justice for that corrupt gang, because it certainly will not happen as long as the Injustice Dept. investigates itself.

[Nachum]

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[texson66]

How about an Independent Counsel to do the investigation???

[The Sons of Liberty]

Did anyone expect otherwise?

[from occupied ga]

‘Fast & Furious' operation: Justice probe clears Eric Holder

Wow now that's a real surprise < /s>

[musicman]

[Roccus]

I'm sure the House Committee on Government Hindsight and Expansion will send the IG a nice “Thank You” note for all his diligence.

[TexasCajun]

One of these 14 recommended for “discipline” should be plenty pissed off, I hope.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

We knew this would be the outcome. Without an independent investigation the truth will never come out.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

What a laugher.

[Emperor Palpatine]

"I'm shocked! Shocked to find out gambling is going on in here!"

[MinuteGal]

I thought that in late June, the House voted 255 to 67 (including 17 "aye" Dem votes) to hold Eric the Red in contempt for refusing to turn over certain subpoened documents.

Whatever happened the THAT?

Leni