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Eric Holder Refuses to Admit Fast and Furious Was a Mistake

Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday during a House Appropriations Committee hearing he would have "modified" Operation Fast and Furious. Does modification mean making sure DOJ never got caught?

If you aren't familiar with Operation Fast and Furious, you can catch up on the details here, here and here.

 

Notice how Holder makes sure he mentions the "gun flow" from the United States into Mexico. He also claimed during the hearing he has done everything possible to address the scandal, despite 74,000 of 80,000 documents requested by the House Oversight Committee still being withheld for review by the Justice Department.

Chairman Darrell Issa isn't buying Holder's claims: