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House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa told The Daily Caller that Attorney General Eric Holder owes an apology to the Mexican government and to the families of Operation Fast and Furious victims south of the border.
Justice has blood on their hands, Issa said Wednesday during an exclusive interview with TheDC, referring to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The attorney general, as the head of Justice, has to explain that to the families of survivors, Issa said. Yes, he should find a way to make it very clear to our neighbors to the south at least to the government and at least publicly that there needs to be deep regret for what happened and there needs to be reassurances that it never happens again.
Fast and Furious was a program of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, overseen by Holders DOJ. It sent thousands of weapons to Mexican drug cartels via straw purchasers, people who legally purchased guns in the United States with the known intention of illegally trafficking them somewhere else.
At least 300 people in Mexico were killed with Fast and Furious weapons, as was U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry. At this point, the identities of the Mexican victims are unknown.
Read more: Darrell Issa Interview | Eric Holder | Blood On Their Hands | The Daily Caller
Justice has blood on their hands, Issa said Wednesday during an exclusive interview with TheDC, referring to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The attorney general, as the head of Justice, has to explain that to the families of survivors, Issa said. Yes, he should find a way to make it very clear to our neighbors to the south at least to the government and at least publicly that there needs to be deep regret for what happened and there needs to be reassurances that it never happens again.
Fast and Furious was a program of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, overseen by Holders DOJ. It sent thousands of weapons to Mexican drug cartels via straw purchasers, people who legally purchased guns in the United States with the known intention of illegally trafficking them somewhere else.
At least 300 people in Mexico were killed with Fast and Furious weapons, as was U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry. At this point, the identities of the Mexican victims are unknown.
Read more: Darrell Issa Interview | Eric Holder | Blood On Their Hands | The Daily Caller