Issa, Grassley blast Holder in letter after secret meeting with ATF’s Melson

[Casino67]

Daily Caller:

Top Republican lawmakers have authored an explosive new letter containing details of secret testimony by acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson, which reveal for the first time the extent to which his agency was involved in an international gun selling scandal.

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, fired off the letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Tuesday detailing what Melson told Congressional investigators in a secret July 4 testimony.

One key takeaway from the meeting was that Melson acknowledged to investigators that agents had witnessed transfers of weapons from straw purchasers to third parties without following the guns afterwards. Straw purchasers are people who could technically legally buy guns in the U.S. but their intent was to turn around and sell them to drug cartels in Mexico.

Another point Melson clarified for investigators was that the ATF group carrying out the mission of Operation Fast and Furious was placed under the direction of the Arizona U.S. Attorney’s office. The U.S. Attorney in Arizona, Dennis Burke, is a political appointee of the Obama administration.


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I think a few people may start to squirm just a little bit more. This is just as good as Watergate. Impeachable offense?

[Pepper]

Casino67!

 

Impeachable?

 

Only a jury with the common sense of Casey Anthony's Pinellas Florida fame would convict. No, let me see, or is that wrong. I forget. Only Holder's people would convict. That's it.

[Casino67]

Will Holder respond to a subpoena or will he claim Executive Privilege?

 

Would love to see him being questioned by Issa.