but it seems like fast and furious is not going away. it was fascinating to me. i thought that maybe he would under the pressure and the promise of continuing scrutin scrutiny, there will be more, he would maybe resign. in the weeks and months to talk about this. he made it clear he thinks it will blow over. he is struggling now. he is basically accusing them of this is a political stunt. he will be testifying before long. brewer could have more problems on his hands but the attorney general thinks he will get through this. i thought that was purr sizin sizing. in a weird way, the scandal and problem is overshadowed by the economy. and everybody s focus on jobs. that is why this isn t a bigger deal. where it can be down the line
william la jeunesse reports on a contentious hearing in operation fast and furious. mr. attorney general, the blame must go to your desk and you must take the real responsibility. twice the president of the united states gone before the american people and said you had nothing to do with this. you weren t involved or engaged yet you have never spoken to the president. how would he know you weren t involved in this? the president gets information from justice department in a variety of ways. holder defended aides republicans claim concealed a gun-running operation. including holder s current chief of staff. gary gridler was well aware according to the documents provided of fast and furious on march 12, 2010. are you aware of that? it was brought to his attention as part of the regular briefing that he got from the atf, but he did not hear anything about the
tactics. he wants those to fire those involved starting wit brewer for allegedly deceiving congress what are you going to do to clean up this mess? first, let me make something clear. in response to an assertion that you made. or hinted at. nobody in the justice department lied. why was the letter withdrawn? there was information that was inaccurate. holder accused republicans of playing politics. an allegation that offended some. it seems you re trying to score as many political points as someone else has done and that s to financeive. i don offensive. i don t have a problem with you criticizing me if it s factually based. some say fast and furious underscore the need for new gun laws including registry of anyone buying more than two rifles in a week. it s about time that we focus as a congress on steps to take to decrease gun violence in this country.