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Operation Fast and Furious (view source)
Revision as of 07:40, April 22, 2017
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==Efforts to scuttle Congressional oversight==
==Efforts to scuttle Congressional oversight==
While the [[United States Congress]] was conducting an investigation into why the [[Executive Branch]] allowed high-powered guns to be illegally "walked" to drug cartels, the [[Liberal bias|liberal Media]], [[Democrat]] politicians, and the [[White House]] attempted to cover-up the facts.<ref>Mark Hemingway. [http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-admin-seals-records-murdered-border-patrol-agent-implicated-fast-and-furious_610783.html Obama Admin Seals Records of Murdered Border Patrol Agent Implicated in Fast and Furious], ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'', November 30, 2011.</ref> The Obama administration has been reported to have intimidated witnesses into not testifying to Congress.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/26/issa-atf-warns-witnesses-to-limit-testimony/</ref> U.S. Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] was held in Contempt of Congress by a vote of the full House for refusing to cooperate with efforts of Congressional oversight to investigate the scandal.
While the [[United States Congress]] was conducting an investigation into why the [[Executive Branch]] allowed high-powered guns to be illegally "walked" to drug cartels, the [[Liberal bias|liberal Media]], [[Democrat]] politicians, and the [[White House]] attempted to cover-up the facts.<ref>Mark Hemingway. [http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-admin-seals-records-murdered-border-patrol-agent-implicated-fast-and-furious_610783.html Obama Admin Seals Records of Murdered Border Patrol Agent Implicated in Fast and Furious], ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'', November 30, 2011.</ref> The Obama administration has been reported to have intimidated witnesses into not testifying to Congress.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/26/issa-atf-warns-witnesses-to-limit-testimony/</ref>
On July 26, 2011, during a hearing on the operation, ATF Special Agent Bill Newell told Congress he discussed the case with a White House National Security staffer as early as September 2010.<ref>[[Sharyl Attkisson]]. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20083772-10391695.html ATF Manager says he shared Fast and Furious Info with White House], ''[[CBS News]]'', July 26, 2011.</ref>
==Death toll==
==Death toll==