Last week, President Obama asserted executive privilege over some documents involved in Fast and Furious, the program that sold guns to Mexico and which resulted in the death of a US border guard and 200 Mexicans.
The right, led by Darrell Issa (R-CA), has tried to turn the operation into a Watergate type scandal. Despite the fact that House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) made much hay of the fact that the President asserted executive privilege, even Issa admitted today on Fox News that the President is not involved in a coverup.
From Raw Story:
Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday asked Oversight Committee Chairman Darrel Issa (R-CA) if he had any evidence to support Boehner’s claim.
“No, we don’t,” Issa admitted. “And what we are seeking are documents that we know to exist, February 4 to December [2011] that are in fact about [Border Patrol agent] Brian Terry’s murder — who knew, and why people were lying about it.”
“No evidence at this point that the White House is involved in a cover up?” Wallace pressed.
“And I hope that they don’t get involved,” Issa replied.
Here’s the video:
So, if the President isn’t the target of the investigation, why is Issa wasting taxpayer time and money?
Republicans are conducting massive voter purge and voter ID efforts throughout Republican led states such as Florida and Texas. Eric Holder, the Attorney General and the main target of Issa’s investigation, is shutting them down. It’s a simple political witch hunt geared toward disenfranchising traditionally Democratic voters such as Latinos and young people.
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