case was bill mule, the same person who approved of fast&furious. but in 2007, he said this... >> i would have never conceived of pursuing this type of case unless i was assured that the u.s. embassy knew all about what we were planning on doing. so i am frustrated with this whole mess and i am shutting the case down. and he any factory attempts to do something similar. we are done trying new and innovative initiatives. it is not worth the hassle. another person involved in 2007 was bill hoover, a deputy atf director in washington. he helped to develop fast & furious, but he 22 too wanted to shut down the hernandez operation and prohibit good additional gones going to mexico until he was briefed about it and the u.s. attorney's office was fullo board. but he saw a possible reward and risk, saying, i'm quoting --