I know that there was an F & F thread here, but it has probably been archived.

Let there be a bright light shown on obama's and holder's deliberate and deadly malfeasance!

From Townhall -

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BREAKING: DOJ Announces Fast and Furious Documents Withheld by Eric Holder Will Be Released

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday additional documents related to the Operation Fast and Furious scandal during the Obama administration will be released to the House Oversight Committee. The documents were previously withheld by Attorney General Eric Holder, who was voted in civil and criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to turn them over. President Obama invoked executive privilege in June 2012 to prevent their release just hours before the contempt vote was held.


“The Department of Justice under my watch is committed to transparency and the rule of law. This settlement agreement is an important step to make sure that the public finally receives all the facts related to Operation Fast and Furious,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions released in a statement.

The Department stated the document release is part of “the conditional settlement agreement, filed in federal court in Washington D.C.” and “would end six years of litigation arising out of the previous administration’s refusal to produce documents requested by the Committee.”

During an interview with Fox and Friends Tuesday, the brother of slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry called on the Trump administration to reopen the investigation into the operation and to release previously withheld documents.

"We need to find out the truth, exactly what happened, how it happened, why it happened. We need Mr. Trump, President Trump, to unseal the documents, reverse executive privilege so that we know what happened, and that we can hold the people accountable that are responsible," Kent Terry said.

Terry was murdered by Mexican cartel rip crew members in December 2010. They were carrying guns illegally trafficked by ATF to Mexico through the Fast and Furious program.


Operation Fast and Furious was a secret ATF program, overseen heavily at the highest levels at the Department of Justice, which took place between September 2009 and December 2010. ATF agents repeatedly and knowingly allowed individuals working for Mexican cartels to traffic thousands of AK-47s, .50 caliber rifles and handguns into Mexico. The operation ended in 2010 when Agent Terry was murdered and years of coverups surrounding his death and the extent of the operation ensued. Hundreds, if not thousands of Mexican citizens have been murdered as a result of the U.S. government putting guns into the hands of narco-terrorists and a number of firearms trafficked during the operation have been found at additional crime scenes in the United States.

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good

hopefully a few prosecutions will follow

This should be interesting!

I will eagerly (but not breathlessly) await further developments....

flashguy

There can't be anything to it. Remember, there were NO scandals in the Obummer administration.

What do you know?

Maybe AG Sessions isn’t as terrible, “head up his ass” as some claim.

Right on JALLEN!!

Cool! That makes me happy.

I'm curious how many rock climbing deaths will happen in the next few months?

I'm sure all the records were kept.

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Originally posted by Opus Dei:
I'm sure all the records were kept.

I recall that obama placed some F&F records under the protection of 'EP' (Executive Privilege) even though he said that he knew little to nothing of this operation.

Can President Trump undo an EP, especially if there was Executive Branch criminal activity involved?
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Originally posted by Veeper:

quote:

Originally posted by Opus Dei:
I'm sure all the records were kept.

Eh, give me a break-I didn't say "nothing will happen".

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Originally posted by Cookster:
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Can President Trump undo an EP, especially if there was Executive Branch criminal activity involved?
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Yes, he has already done so on other matters.

quote:

Originally posted by Opus Dei:

quote:

Originally posted by Veeper:

quote:

Originally posted by Opus Dei:
I'm sure all the records were kept.

Eh, give me a break-I didn't say "nothing will happen".

I’m with you. Call me a pessimist, but I doubt anything that will implicate anyone that was near the top still exists.

While they're at it, can they also release all of Barry the Wonder Putz's private information he hid with EO's? Oh, and maybe they could also let us know where Barry was during the Benghazi attack?

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Originally posted by italia:
There can't be anything to it. Remember, there were NO scandals in the Obummer administration.

No. He didn't say NO scandals. He said none that he would be embarrassed about, or something like that.

quote:

Originally posted by Cookster:
I recall that obama placed some F&F records under the protection of 'EP' (Executive Privilege) even though he said that he knew little to nothing of this operation.

Can President Trump undo an EP, especially if there was Executive Branch criminal activity involved?
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I believe the records from the previous administration are turned over to the archives to be catalogued and turned over to the Presidential Library of that President. They can be subpoenaed, but it isn’t merely a matter of going over to the cabinet file drawer and pulling them out.

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Originally posted by JALLEN:
What do you know?

Maybe AG Sessions isn’t as terrible, “head up his ass” as some claim.

Indeed!

I prefer someone holding such a position who does run to the media every time he takes an action. Do the job, and when the miscreants have been charged, etc, then talk about it.

But make sure that the one talking does not contaminate the proceedings.

quote:

Originally posted by JALLEN:
What do you know?

Maybe AG Sessions isn’t as terrible, “head up his ass” as some claim.

Maybe. But...

One of Donald Trump's campaign promises was to "drain the swamp." His supporters, most of whom are American citizens living in the flyover states, will hold him accountable. They want to see justice served, so it makes political sense for Trump to ask for Jeff Sessions's resignation if Sessions continues to avoid appointing a second special prosecutor to investigate the FBI, the DOJ, and Hillary Clinton.