January 19, 2012, 05:02 PM | #1826 |
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According to AWR Hawkins (Breitbarts BigGovernment.com), Issa has issued a subpoena to Patrick J. Cunningham, Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
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January 20, 2012, 07:25 AM | #1827 |
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And esquire Cunningham has declined Issa's kind offer to speak to the committee: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...ns-on-furious/
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January 20, 2012, 09:32 AM | #1828 |
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Fox News, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...ns-on-furious/, is reporting that Patrick Cunningham will take th 5th admendment when he appears before the committe.
The aritcles last paragraph is as follows: "This schism is the first big break in what has been a unified front in the government’s defense of itself in the gun-running scandal. Cunningham claims he is a victim of a conflict between two branches of government and will not be compelled to be a witnesses against himself, and make a statement that could be later used by a grand jury or special prosecutor to indict him on criminal charges" Apparantly, Cunningham is refusing to play the scapegoat for Holder and other DOJ managers. Hopefully, an immunity deal is being negotiated and the truth will be out. |
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So wait a second here, DOJ blamed Cunningham for the false information in the letter to Congress he was forced to retract; but he is still a U.S. Attorney? Wow, that Eric Holder is a real softy. First, he doesn't fire Lanny Breuer for not telling him about previous gunwalking Breuer knew about and not even thinking to mention it despite several Congressional hearings on the matter. Now he says that Patrick Cunningham lying to him is the only reason he lied to Congress; but Patrick still has a job as well.
So, AG Holder's defense is essentially - all of my underlings are incompetent and/or dishonest; and all of them still work for me. |
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Y'all are missing the forest for the trees. Issa can't offer Cunningham immunity. Only the DoJ can. And, if asked, they will claim that he is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation and will deny even use immunity. Meanwhile, their "investigation" will continue to stonewall Issa. Wash, rinse repeat through Nov. 2012.
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http://floydreports.com/will-republi...y-with-murder/
The Inspector Generals Report may have already been concluded. Can't wait to see if it is made public and what it has to say. I am pretty sure it will mildly rebuke a few higher ups for not knowing what their underlings have been doing.
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Despite the fact that Cunningham was made the fall guy, and assuming that the main thrust of F&F was really just to build up evidence to call for strickter gun laws... isn't Cunningham ideologically alligned with Obama and Holder on this issue? I mean wasn't he one of the main architects of this F&F?
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Get the feeling we're building up to something big...could be wrong, been wrong a lot - just ask my wife.
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"I have done nothing wrong, therefore I decline to testify on the grounds that any answer I give may tend to incriminate me." How does that work, Mr. Cunningham? If you did nothing wrong, then no answer you give could possibly incriminate you. |
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gc, that law in my opinion is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers. AFAIK it has never been tested in court because we've never had an executive branch so flagrantly flout congressional investigation - but this particular set of circumstances may very well put that statute front and center in SCOTUS. And, I'm pretty sure DOJ will prevail should this be litigated.
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csmsss, I think in order for your surmise to work, the President would have to invoke executive privilege - which in this case might be construed as a tacit admission of sorts. I am not sure that would happen.
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Yep, the primary reason Col. North escaped conviction was that the Special Prosecutor could not show evidence his office developed was free from any "taint" from Col. North's immunized testimony in front of Congress.
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Ted Nugent say "Fast and Furious stinks"
That about sums it up,
Given Ted's exhaustive treatment of the subject, I think we can close this thread now. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...urious-stinks/ |
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Arizona strikes back: State investigates feds ...
AZ starts investigation into F&F. Once again the states must do what the Feds refuse to do.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/...es-feds-over-/
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This may be a technicality, but technically - doesn't Cunningham actually have to show up and say each time to each question "I refuse to answer that question based on the grounds that it may incriminate me" or something to that effect?
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PNAC in post # 1842 mentioned, providing a link, that the Arizona legislature investigating Operation Fast & Furious, the idea is rather interesting, given that the federal legislature, otherwise known as the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate do not, with a couple of exceptions, appear particularly interested.
This having been said, I tend to wonder as to how far such investigation will be allowed to go. Remember folks, the large amounts of monies that go to the states are controlled by federal agencies, and appointed by the president, bureaucrats. Remember also the publically taken positions of the management of the BATFE, the DOJ and the guy who currently resides in The White House, otherwise known as the president. |
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Were the AZ gun stores compelled to make these straw purchase sales under the threat of FFL license revocation?
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That's the thing that the AZ Congressional investigation is looking at as reported by ABC15.com.
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Awhile ago in this thread, I mentioned that I'd been informally asked by an ATF agent to do the same thing in case of a straw purchse: let it go through and then call them. I'm on good terms with them, and I wanted to keep it that way, so I said I'd consider it and left it at that. I'm not going to comply with that request, however, because it is breaking the law on my part. I somehow suspect that he'd "forget" our little conversation if I did comply and the heat came down. Now, were these dealers under pressure? Perhaps. "Well Bill, it's already been a year since we last audited your records. You know, we can make these things drag on for weeks if we want. Whaddaya say we go easy on you if you help us?" A dealer could be influenced in that manner, but that's just speculation.
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If the dealers were pressured and given no choice except to comply it could mean that Fast & Felonious would fall under RICO organized crime laws.
I am not a lawyer but I do believe that is the final ingredient and if a agent of the government could be found that would prosecute it with the appropriate authority it might mean real change... I doubt we have any agencies left moral and bold enough to do so... but thats my opinion.
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