Former ATF Deputy Director Out Amid ‘Fast and Furious’ Probe

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  William Hoover, the former deputy director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, left the agency Tuesday in the aftermath of the botched gun-running investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious, the Associated Press reports. The agency’s No. 2 official from 2009 to 2011, Hoover was reassigned in October following…

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Criticism of AG Holder Nothing New in Brass-Knuckle Politics

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When Congress voted Thursday  to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, he became yet another attorney general entangled in a distracting crisis that is threatening his leadership, the New York Times reports. The U.S. House threatened to hold the last Republican attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, in contempt for withholding Justice…

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House Contempt Vote Possible Against AG Holder

Update: Fox News reports that President Obama has granted an 11th-hour request by Attorney General Eric Holder to exert executive privilege over the release of  Fast and Furious documents.   Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Short of  last minute document dump, Fox News reports Republicans are poised to take a vote on a contempt resolution against  Atty. General…

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ATF Whistleblower Expresses Disappointment With Probe

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal whistleblower in the scandal known as Operation Fast and Furious says in an interview with Fox News he’s “disheartened and disappointed” by the follow-up investigations. ATF Special Agent John Dodson said he’s frustrated with the government’s response to his February 2011 complaints, which revealed that ATF was encouraging gun dealers…

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