“Some” in the White House want Eric Holder, the embattled attorney general, to step down, according to a report. “Over the course of four and a half years, no other member of President Obama’s cabinet has been at the center of so many polarizing episodes or the target of so much criticism,” reports the New [...]

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Yesterday we discovered that Attorney General Eric Holder personally signed the search warrants targeting Fox News reporter James Rosen.  That was very bad news, because President Obama is supposed to be deeply “troubled” about the whole affair, and deeply believes that “journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their jobs.”  The President loves [...]

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Spanish-language television network Univision plans to air a television special that it said reveals more violence than previously known, as well as the stories of how many more Operation Fast and Furious victims were killed, the network announced in a Friday release. “The consequences of the controversial ‘Fast and Furious’ undercover operation put in place [...]

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The federal government has closed a criminal probe of alleged financial misconduct by Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who styles himself as “America’s toughest sheriff,” and no charges will be filed, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said on Friday. A separate federal investigation relating to allegations of civil rights abuses by Arpaio’s office is continuing. The announcement [...]

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WASHINGTON –  The Justice Department said Thursday it wont prosecute Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs or its employees in a financial fraud probe. In a written statement, the department said it conducted an exhaustive investigation of allegations brought to light by a Senate panel investigating the 2008-2009 financial crisis. “The department and investigative agencies ultimately [...]

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Congress may be heading out for recess today but that isnt stopping the House Republicans from moving forward with a civil contempt of Congress lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Holder. “Well be filing a civil case during the break,” Issa told NBC, “We will expect a day in court before a federal judge, which we [...]

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A forthcoming congressional report names five senior officials from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as being ultimately responsible for Operation Fast and Furious. The 211-page draft report – obtained by The Daily Caller and prepared by staff for House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa and Sen. Chuck Grassley [...]

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By: Lori Jane Gliha The ABC15 Investigators have linked an additional 43 weapons recovered during a Phoenix traffic stop to the controversial Fast and Furious ATF case. According to court paperwork, Phoenix Drug Enforcement Administration agents discovered the guns in mid-April. They pulled over a vehicle near 83rd Avenue and Interstate 10, near the Phoenix [...]

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Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday unsealed the indictment charging five people with crimes in connection with the Operation Fast and Furious-related murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. Holder is already in criminal and civil contempt of Congress for withholding documents related to the Operation Fast and Furious scandal that armed the Mexican drug [...]

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In the midst of a fiery floor debate over contempt proceedings for Attorney General Eric Holder, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa R-Calif. quietly dropped a bombshell letter into the Congressional Record. The May 24 letter to Rep. Elijah Cummings D-Md., ranking member on the panel, quotes from and describes in detail a [...]

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