Updated: 15 January 2013
Background: Project Gunrunner by Michelle Malkin
May 3, 2011 – Rep. Darrell Issa questions Eric Holder on Project Gunrunner
Oversight Is Delivering Answers on the Administration’s Deadly Project Gunrunner – 14 Jun 11
Why Did Govt Let Drug Smugglers Get Guns, Kill US Border Agent? – CBS News 15 Jun 11
House Panel Slams ‘Fast and Furious’ Gun Operation Tied to Border Agent’s Death – FoxNews – 15 Jun 11
Newsletter comment: 16 Jun 11 – What the House committee is finding difficult to establish is who authorized this Phoenix operation to allow the weapons to ‘walk’? The DOJ and BATF, to date, have failed to disclose that information!
Audio Tapes Reveal More Details in ‘Fast and Furious’ Gunrunner Scandal – FoxNews – 21 Sep 11
Republicans Step Up Pressure on Holder as More Details Surface on ‘Fast and Furious’ – FoxNews – 23 Sep 11
U.S. Government Bought and Sold Weapons During ‘Fast and Furious,’ Documents Show – FoxNews – 26 Sep 11
Letter From Issa and Grassley to Holder – FoxNews – Posted 29 Sep 11
Smoking gun?: Documents Suggest Holder Knew About ‘Fast and Furious’ Earlier Than He Claimed – FoxNews – 3 Oct 11
House Republicans Request Special Counsel to Probe Holder on ‘Fast and Furious’ – FoxNews – 4 Oct 11
Text of Letter Requesting Special Counsel for Holder – Courtesy of FoxNews
Justice Department Accuses GOP of Playing ‘Gotcha’ With Fast and Furious Memos – FoxNews – 6 Oct 11
Holder Challenges ‘Fast and Furious’ Allegations in Scathing Letter to Congress – FoxNews – 7 Oct 11
Holder Letter to Congress on ‘Fast and Furious’ – Courtesy of FoxNews
Issa Responds to Holder Letter With Matching Gusto – FoxNews – 10 Oct 11
Issa Letter to Holder dated 9 Oct 2011 – Courtesy of FoxNews
Issa Issues Subpoena to Holder in Fast and Furious Investigation – FoxNews – 12 Oct 11
Holder Agrees to Testify on Operation Fast and Furious – FoxNews – 28 Oct 11
Justice Official Regrets Not Speaking Up About Federal Anti-Gunrunning Operation – FoxNews – 1 Nov 11
Memo Shows Early ATF Concern on Fast and Furious Probe Despite Claims – FoxNews – 2 Dec 11
Justice Department Explains How It Got Fast and Furious Statements Wrong – FoxNews – 2 Dec 11
Grassley Calls for Top Justice Official’s Resignation Over Gunrunning Operations – FoxNews – 7 Dec 11
Documents: ATF used “Fast and Furious” to make the case for gun regulations – CBS News – 7 Dec 11
Federal official in Arizona to plead the fifth and not answer questions on ‘furious’ – FoxNews – 20 Jan 12
In new ‘Fast and Furious’ report, Democrats clear Justice appointees of wrongdoing – FoxNews – 31 Jan 12
Issa threatens contempt proceeding against Holder if Justice fails to comply with Fast and Furious subpoenas – FoxNews – 31 Jan 12
New report released by GOP lawmakers suggests top Justice officials had extensive knowledge of Operation Fast and Furious – FoxNews – 2 Feb 12
Holder: No cover-up in ‘Fast and Furious,’ no effort to hide details of the operation – FoxNews – 2 Feb 12
Former DEA chief says 3 other federal agencies knew about Operation Fast and Furious – FoxNews – 10 Feb 12
Newsletter comment: It would appear everyone knew about the operation except for Holder & Obama if we are to believe the spin from DOJ?
Issa, Chaffetz confirm contempt plans for Holder over Fast and Furious – FoxNews – 27 Apr 12
Issa sends out draft contempt order against Holder, says ‘Furious’ response ‘cannot stand’ – FoxNews – 3 May 12
Fast & Furious amnesia hits Attorney General Eric Holder during House testimony – FoxNews – 7 Jun 12
Newsletter comment: As I stated long ago, I believe such hearings seldom ever uncover the truth. It appears to me this “investigation” has run its course – Roger Young
Opinion: Attorney General Eric Holder should resign by Sen. John Cornyn – 12 Jun 12
Republicans open door to negotiating with Holder over contempt push – FoxNews – 13 Jun 12
Obama grants Holder request on ‘Furious’ documents as contempt vote looms – FoxNews – 20 Jun 12
Opinion: President Obama, Attorney General Holder and executive privilege by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
House panel approves Holder contempt resolution – FoxNews – 20 Jun 12
Newsletter comment: Executive Privilege might well indicate that the President was fully aware of Fast & Furious. Or he’s just attempting to protect AG Holder which does not justify such privilege. Personally, I would like to see impeachment proceedings initiated immediately by the House.
Almost every week as we near the November election we’re witnessing matters of national security “leaked” to the press which endangers future intelligence gathering efforts. But we can not get answers on Fast & Furious on who was responsible and certainly none have been held accountable. I believe that would be a “cover-up” in my opinion. – Roger
Commentary: Fast and Furious and OCDETF – Whom is executive privilege protecting? by Andrew C. McCarthy – 23 Jun 12
22 Jun 12: [Posted 25 Jun 12]
26 Jun 2012: Video from the Don Smith Show
Holder in peril as Dems break ranks on contempt resolution – FoxNews – 27 Jun 12
A primer on the “Fast and Furious” scandal – CBS News – Posted 29 Jun 12
House votes to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress – FoxNews – 29 Jun 12
Justice Department shields Holder from prosecution after contempt vote – FoxNews – 29 Jun 12
Justice unseals indictment charging 5 in Brian Terry’s death, offers $1M reward for leads on fugitives – FoxNews – 9 Jul 12
Congressional report blames five ATF employees for Fast and Furious debacle – FoxNews – 31 Jul 12
Long-awaited ‘Furious’ report places blame on ATF, Justice – FoxNews – 11 Sep 12
‘Furious’ guns tied to 2010 Juarez massacre, other murders in Mexico – FoxNews – 1 Oct 12
Report: ATF review board recommends firings over Fast & Furious – FoxNews – 5 Dec 12
Gun buyer connected to Fast & Furious, Brian Terry’s death gets 57 months in prison by William La Jeunesse – 12 Dec 12
Fast and Furious whistleblower cleared by ATF – FoxNews – 15 Jan 13
I’ve been watching this situation for months, first initially investigated by Sen. Grassley who being in the minority on the Senate side got very few answers. Rep. Issa is now investigating this matter in the House but so far has received many completely redacted documents from the DOJ.
The actions to withhold information truly smacks of a cover-up in progress but the facts remain to be revealed. At the very least the House committee is being stonewalled !
However, past House or Senate committee investigations have almost never uncovered the truth. They often never come to a satisfactory conclusion and usually break down along party lines. Perhaps I will be surprised this time?
This is just a guess from connecting the aeichvrd News Dots; there was a News Story which broke some months earlier, and then just vanished from the airwaves, which stated that Obama was looking to the UN to pass a resolution that would make it unlawful for private U.S. citizens or gun shows to sell or trade guns. I would not put it past him to deliberately try to create an International incident to further this agenda; if this was the case, then it was there intention for the guns to get into Mexico, but not for anyone to know who, when, or why it happened. Since they would know that the Mexican Government would easily identify where the guns came from, and that would create the perfect International incident for the UN to act upon. Shalom!
This messed up operation was first disclosed in May 2011, and it only gets worse with each passing day!
Somebody’s rear should be going to prison! Regardless the repeated denials from Holder of any knowledge of the operation, he’s responsible as head of the Justice Dept.
Your podcast was initomarfve, funny and horrifying. I hope the Fast and Furious fiasco wakes people up to what our odious government is doing to innocent civilians in Mexico. Alas, most people, I’m afraid, are willing to accept the most heinous government actions in the war on drugs in order to “save the children” (from their own drug-seeking behavior, presumably). Unfortunately, “The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of [their] folly is to fill the world with fools” (Herbert Spencer, English philosopher, 1820-1903).