Posted March 8, 2018 11:05 am by Comments

By John Crump

Brian Terry

Opinion

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry

U.S.A.-(Ammoland.com)- After six years of being stonewalled by the US Justice Department, we might finally get the details of the Eric Holder and Barak Obama era failed gun-walking operation that blew up into a scandal known as “Fast and Furious.”

Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a statement stating that the Justice Department will release the long sought out internal documents on the gun-walking scheme to House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Congress originally subpoenaed the records from the Holder-era Justice Department in 2012.

“The Department of Justice under my watch is committed to transparency and the rule of law. This settlement agreement is an important step to make sure that the public finally receives all the facts related to Operation Fast and Furious,” said Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a press release.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder refused to hand over the records forcing the Republican lead committee to take Holder to federal court. Holder was found to be in contempt by the committee for refusing to supply the documents. President Barak Obama, who appointed Holder to the position of Attorney General, stepped in and asserted executive privilege to prevent …Read the Rest

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