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Issa to Obama: Either you’re involved in Fast and Furious or your executive privilege claim is unjustified
In a letter obtained by The Daily Caller, House oversight committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa pressed President Barack Obama directly on his assertion of executive privilege over documents related to Operation Fast and Furious. “[Y]our privilege assertion means one of two things,†Issa wrote to the president in a letter dated June 25. “Either you…
Read MoreForm 4473 Update
As of July 9, 2012 the form 4473 used when purchasing a gun will change slightly. Be sure to check out http://www.atf.gov/forms/firearms/atf-f-4473-draft-121911.pdf for the details.
Read MoreWhite House refers to Issa’s analysis of Fast & Furious as ‘absurd’
A challenge to President Obama using executive privilege in the investigation into the federal government’s failed Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation was met Tuesday with a strong White House response in which a spokesman referred to the probe as “absurd.†The challenge was made Monday in a letter from GOP Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of…
Read MoreExecutive Privilege
This morning, the White House asserted executive privilege over documents related to Operation ‘Fast and Furious,’ per Attorney General Eric Holder’s request. Following this move, Judge Napolitano warned that we may be on the “precipice of a constitutional confrontation between the executive branch, the White House, and the Congress.†Executive privilege, in its definition, provides…
Read MoreHolder Shows Up Empty-Handed To Issa Meeting, Chooses Path Toward Contempt Of Congress
House oversight committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa said Tuesday evening that his committee plans to move forward with contempt of Congress proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday if he continues to not produce promised documents. Issa, Holder, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Pat Leahy, Rep. Elijah Cummings and Deputy Attorney General James Cole met…
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