Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Holder staying on for second term means more of same for Fast and Furious probe!

Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 13 November, 2012 | David Codrea

Most likely ending speculation Eric Holder started last week when he announced he may not stay on for a second term, the New York Post reported today that the attorney general will remain on the job at the request of the president.

Gun Rights Examiner raised troubling concerns that the floated resignation could remove Holder as a subject for further investigation into Fast and Furious gunwalking, and also raised the alarm that potential replacements being discussed in the press must be vetted with the gun issue being a non-negotiable litmus test. Holder’s reported decision not to resign now means he will still be the top decision-maker responsible for fielding House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform inquiries related to its ongoing investigation.

If the Post report is correct, Holder will stay on knowing he remains under the president’s executive protection. Also to be decided will be his motion that the U.S. District Court has no jurisdiction over the civil contempt of Congress complaint against him, but no matter which way that goes, the case can be dragged on for years via appeals.
“This might leave some to speculate, ‘What does Holder have on Obama?’” Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Dave Workman observed in a report today. “This might be a natural progression from the question people were asking this summer when Obama granted executive privilege protection to the subpoenaed documents: ‘What is Obama trying to hide?’”
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