It’s almost like the Department of Justice has something to hide. The only reason anyone pleads their 5th amendment rights is so they won’t incriminate themselves. It also should be noted that the Department of Justice is being accused of making the Chief of the Criminal Division their fall guy for the Obama administration’s failed gun trafficking scheme.
Yes, the Obama administration. His $800 billion plus stimulus paid for the Fast and Furious illegal activities and his Attorney General, Eric Holder, bragged about it.
Burn these YouTube videos, because they will be scrubbed like so many other videos that despite the truth have been. (YouTube is owned by Google who happens to be tied to Obama) Attorney General Eric Holder lied to Congress and these videos, along with other evidence, proves this.
From FoxNews:
The chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona is refusing to testify before Congress regarding Operation Fast and Furious, the federal gun-running scandal that sent U.S. weapons to Mexico.
Patrick J. Cunningham informed the House Oversight Committee late Thursday through his attorney that he will use the Fifth Amendment protection.
Cunningham was ordered Wednesday to appear before Chairman Darrell Issa and the House Oversight Committee regarding his role in the operation that sent more than 2,000 guns to the Sinaloa Cartel. Guns from the failed operation were found at the murder scene of Border Agent Brian Terry.
The letter from Cunningham’s Washington DC attorney stunned congressional staff. Last week, Cunningham, the second highest ranking U.S. Attorney in Arizona, was scheduled to appear before Issa‘s committee voluntarily. Then, he declined and Issa issued a subpoena.
Cunningham is represented by Tobin Romero of Williams and Connolly who is a specialist in white collar crime. In the letter, he suggests witnesses from the Department of Justice in Washington, who have spoken in support of Attorney General Eric Holder, are wrong or lying.
“Department of Justice officials have reported to the Committee that my client relayed inaccurate information to the Department upon which it relied in preparing its initial response to Congress. If, as you claim, Department officials have blamed my client, they have blamed him unfairly,” the letter to Issa says.
Romero claims Cunningham did nothing wrong and acted in good faith, but the Department of Justice in Washington is making him the fall guy, claiming he failed to accurately provide the Oversight Committee with information on the execution of Fast and Furious.
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