House Panel Continues Look into "Fast and Furious" | C-SPAN

House Panel Continues Look into "Fast and Furious" | C-SPAN

Chair of the Committee, Darrell Issa (R-CA), said the administration ignored committee requests for documents of “Operation Fast and Furious” under “Project Gunrunner.” Issa issued a subpoena on March 31, 2011 to the acting Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATFE) Agency Kenneth Melson.

At Monday’s hearing, the committee examined whether the administration needs to respond to the subpoena. Issa said the Department of Justice is refusing to provide the committee with information; he threatened a “slew” of subpoenas.

The program allowed gun stores near the Mexican border to sell semiautomatic weapons in bulk to Mexican dealers as a way to track Mexican drug cartels. Many of the guns were linked to crimes, including the killing of a Border Patrol agent.

According to Issa, today’s hearing will examine the “reckless decisions” and “tragic outcome” of “Fast and Furious.” The committee is calling a new set of witnesses, including border security and ATFE agents and Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich.

Just a another piece of Obama Government Corruption under this dictatorship.