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Holder in Contempt over Fast and Furious?

May 13, 2012 at 7:09 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson · Tags: , , , , ,

House leaders confirmed on May 3, 2012, they have drafted a contempt order against Holder for his refusal to produce to Congress documents requested in the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal.  “We have a few other options (but) to a great extent we’ve been stonewalled by the Justice Department,” said Issa, R-CA.   The US Department…

Cornyn Ends Funding of Fast and Furious

November 6, 2011 at 8:07 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson · Tags: , , , ,

Senator John Cornyn, R-TX and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has been out in front of the failed Operation Fast and Furious, a federal operation launched to track sales of illegal weapons, since the story broke. The operation resulted in the possession of thousands of American weapons by Mexican drug cartels and in the…

October 6, 2011 at 8:05 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson · Tags: , , , ,

During the past three months Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has publicly denounced Attorney General Eric Holder for his statement to Congress that he was unaware of the administration’s gun-walking operation, Fast & Furious. Holder has been silent on the topic of his responsibility for weapons sold under a “tracking”…

Cornyn Furious Over Fast and Furious September 6, 2011

September 6, 2011 at 8:03 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson · Tags: , , , , ,

Senator John Cornyn is furious over the botched Fast & Furious operation, run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF). Fast & Furious, intended to track illegal arms sales, has become an embarrassment after at least 2,000 guns ended up in the hands of a Mexican drug cartel. The gun found at…