Fast and furious timeline how to watch it in order. In this operation, which began in the fall of 2009 and continued into early 2011, the federal government purposefully allowed known or suspected gun smugglers to purchase guns at federally licensed. Taking place after the fast and the furious, brian oconnor tries to evade the law, which leads up to the events of 2. President obama and his former attorney general eric holder are tightlipped on the fast and furious gun scandal but a judge has ordered the release of 20,000 pages of. In fact, they had a policy of letting illegal gun purchases go between 2006 and 2011. Fast and furious started as a way to capture drug dealers in violent mexican drug cartels. First, the spygate story is inexorably linked with the clinton email drama, another. Fast and furious updates will the scandal be obamas. Obamas scandalous mexican gunrunning operation could help in the defense of a notorious drug lord on trial in new york and the feds are trying to ban its mention in the courtroom. Atf gunwalking scandal timeline in fast and furious, atf secretly encouraged gun dealers to sell to suspected traffickers for mexican drug cartels to go after the big fish. Fast and furious scandal covers a larger republican scandal. Ap photo operation fast and furious was a program carried out by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives atf, a division of the u.
The appeals court decision was issued last week, on february 12, 2016. This blogs timeline will be updated several times per week in order to keep this reference current note. Eric holder, once cited for contempt in fast and furious. Obamas mexican gunrunning op could help sinaloa drug lord. During operation fast and furious, the largest gunwalking probe, the atf monitored the sale. The guns permitted to flow to criminals, the program charged, played a role in terrys death. A year after fast and furious began, atf remained under pressure from a nov. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Below is our list of corrupt, criminal and treasonous operatives within the doj and fbi who need to be brought to justice eric holderaccording to the guardian obamas first attorney general eric holder was. Department of justice, bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, office of field operations. President obamas increased involvement in the fast and furious scandal led political pundits to make comparisons to former president richard nixons downfall watergate. The longawaited report on the controversial guntrafficking operation known as fast and furious was issued by the justice department inspector. Eric holders fate hangs in the balance unless a compromise is reached between the u. Subpoena fight over operation fast and furious documents. The longforgotten fast and furious gunwalking scandal was. The operation fast and furious scandal, as reported by the washington post, contains two scandals in one, with the latter being far more egregious. Soon after terrys death, atf agents speak with senator charles grassley r. Please take note that everything that follows is from the forbes article and is the work of frank miniter and not myself. More than 64,000 documents related to fast and furious were eventually handed over to the house on election day, nov.
Border patrol agent brian terry killed on december 14, 2010, and let mexican criminals get enough guns that they were found at over 150 crime scenes where mexican. Obama partisans seem to think any given example of abuse or ineptitude by their man stopped being a scandal the moment it seemed clear he wouldnt be impeached over it. It ended as part of a scandal involving the barack obama presidency that had to be wrapped up following unnecessary deaths. The truth about the fast and furious scandal fortune. In its controversial program fast and furious, atf agents allegedly allowed thousands of weapons to cross the border and fall into the hands of. Fast and furious was a 100% obamaholder doj operation. Issa threatens holder with a committee vote on contempt. While other scandals involve money, fast and furious involves lives, including that of border patrol agent brian terry, gunned down with a weapon that the federal government put in the hands of mexicos narcoterrorists. The atf would determine that two of the guns involved in the shooting came from fast and furious. The damage from the atfs operation fast and furious is staggering.
Dave voth, fast and furious supervisor for the atf. Read cnns fast facts about operation fast and furious, the atf phoenix field divisions allowance of illegal gun sales to track sellers and. Court allow fast and furious coverup white house was briefed about fast and furious gunwalker scandal. Some responses to holders criticism of barr merely noted that operation fast and furious was a thing, while others recalled the contempt citation. Obamas fast and furious gunrunning scandal grows ag holder demands u. No scandal is more threatening to the obama administration than operation fast and furious. Operation fast and furious, the obama administrations insane program to use american gun dealers and straw purchasers to arm mexican drug lords, is a scandal with a huge body. Barack obama was asked about operation fast and furious on univision. I have decided to post the timeline below,there is nothing new here put it provides us with a detailed timeline of this scandal to date. Congress rips obama on coverup of fast and furious gun. A fortune investigation reveals that the atf never intentionally allowed guns to fall into the hands of mexican drug cartels. Katie pavlich talked about her book fast and furious. Eric holder slammed for fast and furious obstruction. This infographic provides a look back at the timeline of events of the fast and furious scandal.
Fast and furious victims speak out for first time in. The direct commercial sales program is a state department operation run. So whistleblowers whod been ordered to let guns walk in operation fast and furious. A lingering scandal from the obamaera resurfaces regarding the sale of guns to mexican cartels.
The fast and furious scandal has gone on too long, we need answers now. An operation fast and furious timeline tornrepublic. Department of justice and congress before a contempt vote is called. In its controversial program fast and furious, atf agents allegedly allowed thousands of weapons to cross the border and fall into the hands of mexican drug cartels. Its yet another ripple effect of a shameful obama experiment known as fast and furious that let mexican drug traffickers obtain u.
A federal border patrol agent and hundreds of mexican citizens are dead, killed with guns that were allowed to. Border patrol agent brian terry is killed in a firefight while on patrol. The timeline of this case, called baytown crew, shows guns were allowed to walk during surveillance that began june 7, 2010. How the world came to believe just the opposite is a tale of rivalry. Four or five months before we think fast and furious began. The fast and furious gunrunning scandal is back in the news after the justice department inspector general criticized a government leak. Operation fast and furious, the obama administrations insane program to use american gun dealers and straw purchasers to arm mexican drug lords, is a scandal with a huge body count, prominently including border patrol agent brian terry and immigration and customs enforcement agent jamie zapata, plus hundreds of mexican citizens. The gunwalker scandal overview timeline the american liberty. The battle over the mueller report and other records created a reason for the house to seek to settle the fast and furious case. A primer on the fast and furious scandal project gunrunner. But atf whistleblowers told cbs news and congress it was a dangerous practice called gunwalking, and it put thousands of weapons on the street. Barack obamas homeland security ig indicted on 16 counts. Barack obamas bloodiest scandal and its shameless coverup mp3 cd audiobook, mp3 audio, unabridged. Border patrol agents salute during a memorial service for slain comrade brian terry on january 21, 2011 in tucson, arizona.
One of the key players in the operation fast and furious scandal, special agent in charge of the atfs phoenix office william newell, was interviewed at the washington post. Fast and furious was a gunwalking operation conducted by the phoenix, arizona branch of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives or the atf from 2009 and 2011. The diabolical fast and furious scandal by renee nal below is a painstakingly detailed timeline surrounding the events and the people involved in the gunwalking program which leaves this author with absolutely no doubt that the purpose of the operation was to justify a socalled assault weapons ban. In this operation, which began in the fall of 2009 and continued into early 2011, the federal government purposefully allowed known or suspected gun smugglers to purchase guns at federally licensed firearms dealers in arizona. However, since 2006 under operation wide receiver 20062007, hernandez case 2007, medrano case 2008 and operation fast and furious 20092011, the phoenix offices of the atf and usao. How to watch fast and furious in order from the fast and the furious to the fate of the furious chronological timeline of vin diesels movies explained. The contempt citation stemmed from holders refusal to turn over documents to congress related to the operation fast and furious gunrunning scandal judicial watch v. The timeline below shows the number of times that scandal or scandals or scandalous appeared within 15 seconds of a mention of obama or trump on the combined airtime. Why operation fast and furious failed the operation was run by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives in 200910. Project gunrunner has a stated official objective to stop the sale and export of guns from the united states into mexico in order to deny mexican drug cartels the firearms considered tools of the trade.
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