The short answer is yes. On May 3, 2011, Eric Holder testified before a House Judiciary Committee as to his knowledge of Operation Fast and Furious. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) specifically about when Holder first heard about Fast and Furious:
Issa: “When did you first know about the operation, officially I believe, called ‘Fast and Furious’? To the best of your knowledge, what date?”
Holder: “I’m not sure of the exact date, but I probably heard about ‘Fast and Furious, for the first time over the past few weeks.”
The money shot is at about 39 seconds into this Youtube:
Immediately following Holder’s answer there is a brief pause and you can hear a slight, short gasp from Issa. At that point Issa realized that Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States, had just perjured himself before Congress. The smoking gun of that perjury can be found right on the Justice Department’s website. On April 2, 2009 (within 2 and a half months of being appointed AG), Holder made a speech at the Mexican/United States Arms Trafficking Conference in Cuernevaca, Mexico. That speech included the following remarks:
“Last week, our administration launched a major new effort to break the backs of the cartels. My department is committing 100 new ATF personnel to the Southwest border in the next 100 days to supplement our ongoing Project Gunrunner, DEA is adding 16 new positions on the border, as well as mobile enforcement teams, and the FBI is creating a new intelligence group focusing on kidnapping and extortion. DHS is making similar commitments, as Secretary Napolitano will detail.”
Read the whole thing here. (Hat Tip to Taxfreekiller)
Anyone remember the phrase “There’s a cancer growing on the Presidency”?
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