Conservative
Type 40
Federal Official In Arizona To Plead The Fifth And Not Answer Questions On 'furious' | Fox News
I think the governments defense of itself will start to crumble at this point.
The chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorneys Office in Arizona is refusing to testify before Congress regarding Operation Fast and Furious, the federal gun-running scandal that sent U.S. weapons to Mexico.
Patrick J. Cunningham informed the House Oversight Committee late Thursday through his attorney that he will use the Fifth Amendment protection.
Cunningham is represented by Tobin Romero of Williams and Connolly who is a specialist in white collar crime. In the letter, he suggests witnesses from the Department of Justice in Washington, who have spoken in support of Attorney General Eric Holder, are wrong or lying.
Department of Justice officials have reported to the Committee that my client relayed inaccurate information to the Department upon which it relied in preparing its initial response to Congress. If, as you claim, Department officials have blamed my client, they have blamed him unfairly, the letter to Issa says.
I think the governments defense of itself will start to crumble at this point.