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Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz told The Daily Caller on Tuesday that he believes Attorney General Eric Holder misled him and the rest of the House judiciary committee during his May 3 testimony. Chaffetz questions how honest Holder has been throughout congressional inquiries into Operation Fast and Furious. And now the House Judiciary Committee chairman has called for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate.
The scandal broke new ground this week, as new documents surfaced late Monday showing Holder was informed about Operation Fast and Furious, and at least some details of the scandal, as early as July 2010 — and at least once more on November 1, 2010.
During a May 3 hearing, Holder told House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, who also sits on the judiciary committee, that he had only learned of Fast and Furious very recently. Holder said he was “not sure of the exact date, but I probably heard about Fast and Furious over the last few weeks.”
Asked about the conflicting timeline that is beginning to emerge, Chaffetz said Tuesday of the Justice Department: “They have documents they’ve failed to provide, and I think the Attorney General was less than candid at that hearing.”
“The Attorney General and the President of the United States are ultimately responsible,” Chaffetz continued. “And the president was talking about [Fast and Furious] back in March. This was a major investigation involving thousands of guns. This wasn’t a minor investigation buried in the bowels of the Department of Justice.”
In statements this week to Fox News and CBS, officials at Justice claimed Holder misunderstood Issa’s questions during the May 3 hearing.
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