Fast and Furious Scandal

The blog "Fast and Furious and OCDETF" written by Andrew McCarthy from the National Review, this blog relates to the Fast and Furious ATF operation scandal that was managed or involved with by Attorney General Eric Holder who is in control of the Department of Justice. Fast and Furious was a operation that dealt with illegal transfer of weapons into Mexico and sold to mexican cartels that was called "gunwalking". OCDETF stands for Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, that are involved with the FBI, DEA, ATF, Secret Service, postal inspectors, etc.  The DOJ has a close involvment with OCDETF, due to the unlimited funding that goes into the OCDETF from the DOJ . The question still stands why did Holder, who knew about the Fast and Furious ATF operation get "executive privilage" from President Obama? President Obama denied congress to hold Eric Holder in contempt and he withheld public access to critical information about his part in a ill-conceived investigation that resulted in the murder of Brian Terry, a federal Border Patrol agent. McCarthy believes that the President intervened on Holders behalf was to protect himself from the scandal.  This article caught my attention because not too many people hear about how the scandal was demolished by our President. Andrew McCarthy understands the involvement between the DOJ and OCDETF, due to his experience when working at the U.S. Attorney office and has worked on OCDETF cases. The intended audience was to the nation to understand that the DOJ and the OCDETF are involved together closely and how President Obama intervene to cover this incident up. I agree with Andrew McCarthy on the issue of Eric Holder and how he can not escape the law becuase hes a top figure. If a political adminstration is breaking the law for some secret agenda, then the individual or individuals must be put on trial. McCarthy states that President Obama invoked executive privilage to protect himself, i totally agree with this statement, not once has he ever admitted that he was wrong about a decision or anything he does.

Source Cited:

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/303808/fast-and-furious-and-ocdetf-andrew-c-mccarthy