Gohmert Grills Holder on Operation Fast and Furious

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An East Texan had his say Thursday as the House Judiciary Committee grilled Attorney General Eric Holder on Operation Fast and Furious. That was the sting operation that allowed firearms to be purchased illegally in order to track them down through Mexican drug cartel members. But agents lost track of hundreds of firearms in the process. According to KETK, Congressman Louie Gohmert of Tyler put Holder’s feet to the fire. Gohmert asked, “Did you not ever go back to your office and say, when you found out about Fast and Furious, ‘I demand to know who authorized this?’ Are things so fast and loose in your office that somebody can authorize the sale to international criminals of American guns that are bringing about the death of even American agents — and nobody has to do that in writing?”

Holder testified that Fast and Furious was flawed, both in concept and execution. He said he asked the department’s inspector general to conduct an investigation, and he’s put in new leadership at the ATF.