points to memos, let a bunch of guns walk in a previous case and brewer suggested allowing straw buyers across into mexico with the weapons with mexico s help. on the next day, the justice department denied allegations they knowingly allowed the sale of to straw buyers who took them to mexico. fast and furious wasn t just about who knew, who was kept from knowing. the u.s. ambassador in mexico city. atf agents in mexico. the report clears top atf officials in washington and instead, blames atf and the u.s. attorney s office in phoenix for lying or misleading and mismanaging the case. late today, congressman issa says he believes holder was actively engaged in a coverup and unless he turned over subpoenaed records by the end of next week, the oversight committee will begin contempt proceedings against the attorney general. holder attendance that
also eric holder s chief of staff. sources said he knew about this program yet he signed off on a letter as well. i m told there are some videotapes out there with these straw buyers buying guns. the atf and the doj don t want to us see those tapes. and i m being told the investigation may be expanding. megyn: this lanny brewer is high up in the justice department. didn t he say i don t remember seeing that letter sent to senator grassley. now it turns out he did review this? there is evidence in these documents that that testimony was either intentionally misleading or at the very least, not true? reporter: i can tell you the letter was reviewed brewer was in mexico city at the time but he did see drafts of the letter before it came out.
two years before operation fast and furious. it wasn t guys like me that were letting that happen. it was atf coming to guys like me and ask to let it happen. mike sold some 450 weapons to criminals as the atf watched using hidden cameras and recorders. i was wondering if by any chance you have a .50 caliber. reporter: here fidel hernandez tries to buy a military-grade assault rifle. if you find one that s in the price range that s in the 8 or 9,000, give me a holler. i was told not to worry about my guns, that mexican authorities on the other side of the border would either be following or interdicting the guns. reporter: it wasn t just fast and furious. in two other cases the atf allowed guns to cross the mexican border. now, the strategy was the same; to arrest straw buyers over here and the kingpins over there. in each case it failed, and it backfired once when a jury
cameras and recorders. i was wondering if by any chance here, he tries to buy a military grade assault rifle. if you find one, in a good price range in eight or $9,000 give me a holler. i was told not to worry about my guns, that the mexican authorities on the other side of the border would follow or interdict the guns. reporter: it wasn t just fast and furious. in two other arizona cases the atf allowed guns to cross the mexican border. the strategy was the same to arrest straw buyers over here and king pens there. in each case it failed and it backfireed once when the jury acquitted the buyer and blamed in part the federal government s behavior. anytime you have the government allowing a criminal act to occur, they have to have some culpability. they could have stopped it
cameras and recorders. i was wondering if by any chance here, he tries to buy a military grade assault rifle. if you find one, in a good price range in eight or $9,000 give me a holler. i was told not to worry about my guns, that the mexican authorities on the other side of the border would follow or interdict the guns. reporter: it wasn t just fast and furious. in two other arizona cases the atf allowed guns to cross the mexican border. the strategy was the same to arrest straw buyers over here and king pens there. in each case it failed and it backfireed once when the jury acquitted the buyer and blamed in part the federal government s behavior. anytime you have the government allowing a criminal act to occur, they have to have some culpability. they could have stopped it