ATF Gunwalker: Did Eric Holder Lie to Congress?

Corey Graff

13 years ago

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WASHINGTON – New documents obtained by CBS News show Attorney General Eric Holder was sent briefings on the controversial Fast and Furious operation as far back as July 2010. That directly contradicts his statement to Congress.

On May 3, 2011, Holder told a Judiciary Committee hearing, “I'm not sure of the exact date, but I probably heard about Fast and Furious for the first time over the last few weeks.”

Yet internal Justice Department documents show that at least ten months before that hearing, Holder began receiving frequent memos discussing Fast and Furious.

Read the new documents

Read the July 5, 2010 memo

Read the “It's a tricky case” email

Read the memo to AG Holder from Asst. AG Lanny A. Breuer

(Watch Holder's statement to Congress in May, 2011 below)

The documents came from the head of the National Drug Intelligence Center and Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer. Read more

Source: cbsnews.com

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