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Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 10:32 AM Oct. 1, 2012
Time for Attorney General Holder to Step Down Over Fast & Furious
There's troubling new evidence that the botched gun-running program known as Operation Fast & Furious is now responsible for the deaths of dozens of innocent citizens in Mexico. The Justice Department program put thousands of guns on the streets - guns that ended up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. A U.S. Border Patrol agent was murdered by one of these weapons. Now, an investigative report concludes that dozens of people in Mexico - innocent citizens - have also been murdered with we... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 2:43 PM Sep. 20, 2012
Why Won't AG Holder Accept Responsibility for Fast & Furious?
It took nearly 500 pages and many months to complete. A report issued by the Inspector General at the Justice Department points the finger at several federal agencies for the botched gun-running program known as Operation Fast & Furious, which resulted in thousands of weapons ending up in the hands of criminals - a program that resulted in the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. The report concludes there were numerous officials who exhibited a complete "disregard" for public sa... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 1:46 PM Jun. 28, 2012
AG Contempt Vote: Congressional Stonewalling has Consequences
The contempt vote in the House against the Attorney General Holder underscores the serious nature of his refusal to cooperate with subpoenas issued to get to the bottom of Fast and Furious. The vote sends a powerful message - there are consequences to stonewalling and to providing false and misleading information to Congress. And it clears the way for this issue to be addressed in the courts. The fact is the Department of Justice provided the Congressional committee with a letter that was incor... Continue Reading
