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In reply to the discussion: The truth about the Fast and Furious scandal [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)investigate this until he learned of the lie that had been told to him.
Holder's AG Office tried to end the entire thing. The local federal attorney argues that Arizona law is so permissive on gun sales that it is impossible to prosecute the big dealers.
People seem to think that the accusation is that the American law enforcement agencies were exporting guns. I don't think that is the claim. I think the claim is that the ATF was observing the gun trade that was going on but did not stop it and that in one case at least, a rogue agent tried to export guns himself. There is an article on this in, I believe, Forbes, which should be read by everyone who is interested in this.
There are problems in the ATF and between the ATF and the former federal prosecutor in Arizona, but someone with some prosecutorial clout needs to investigate, not the House, not Issa. He can't prosecute the bad guys.
Issa is way out of place on this one. To the extent that something illegal happened it is Holder's job to prosecute and then Issa can look into whether Holder did what was right. But why is Issa investigating an on-going criminal investigation? That is not proper. If there were no investigation, then it might be appropriate.