Justice Department officials were panicked and angered by news coverage Privately, Congressional Democrats considered Fast and Furious investigation to be legitimate "They don't see the whole effort as a 'witch hunt'" The Justice Department called the facts a "moving target," as officials continually revised their public responses Officials repeatedly denied press accounts that proved true [hr] [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ix years late, […]
Fast and Furious
70+ Examples of the Violent Legacy of Fast and Furious
(Image above: 42 weapons recovered by Mexican military in Naco, Sonora, Mexico, 20 Nov 2009. Operation Fast and Furious suspect Uriel Patino bought 19 of the weapons one to two weeks earlier. From: Justice Dept. Inspector General) Updated Sept. 21, 2019 Since 2011, the Justice Department has refused repeated requests from Congress and the news […]
New Fast & Furious documents show Obama administration efforts to mislead Congress
Above image: Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered in 2010 by illegal aliens armed with weapons sold by ATF Fast and Furious suspects. It's hard to believe, but five years after Fast and Furious, Congress is still in a pitched battle with the Obama administration over subpoenaed documents. What does the latest production of material […]
Computer intrusions and Washington smears
The following is an opinion and analysis Why did Washington Post gossip blogger Erik Wemple appeal to Hillary Clinton confidant Philippe Reines for a "wide-ranging discussion" about me in 2013 (the year CBS News first confirmed the intrusion and exfiltration of files from my computer by uninvited, outsiders)? And why was Wemple willing to let Reines "stipulate" […]
The "other" Fast & Furious, headed to a theatre near you
[Above image: Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, murdered by illegal Mexican bandits armed with Fast and Furious rifles] Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Special Agent John Dodson blew the whistle on the Department of Justice (DOJ) ill-fated "Fast and Furious" operation in an interview with me in 2011. Dodson explained that the U.S. government had […]
Fast and Furious: Guilty Plea in Brian Terry Murder
[Above image: Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry] One of the suspects accused in the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry has plead guilty to first degree murder charges. Under the plea deal, Rosario Rafael Burboa-Alvarez will be sentenced to 30 years in prison. Burboa-Albarez was not at the scene the night of Terry's murder […]
Jon Stewart's Operation "Fast and Furious" Comedic Primer
As Jon Stewart retires from The Daily Show, it's worth revisiting his sardonic commentaries that explain in simple terms the absurdity of the government's ill-fated Fast and Furious operation. (Disclosure: he borrows liberally from my CBS News reports). WATCH: Jon Stewart on the Wisdom of Fast and Furious In this episode, Jon Stewart plays The Substitution […]
Docs: Adviser Tells Attorney General Holder How to Manipulate Press on Fast & Furious
Lesson in how the administration attempts to manipulate the press and news coverage: Fast and Furious email to Attorney General Eric Holder from a communications adviser, Oct. 5, 2011 [emphasis added below]. (President Obama withheld this email under executive privilege but it was recently released as a result of a lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch […]
