The Fast and Furious scandal, in which the Justice Department knowingly gave Mexican criminal gangs thousands of guns, just keeps escalating. The latest development centers around whether or not Attorney General Eric Holder lied to Congress about having knowledge of the controversial gun trafficking operation. Recently released documents say Holder was briefed about the operation long before he told the Judiciary Committee he was first aware of what was going on. (Holder now claims he misunderstood the question was being asked.)
What’s more, CBS News investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson — who’s been covering the scandal from the beginning — says in an interview on the Laura Ingraham Show today that the White House and Justice Department have taken to screaming at her for reporting on the story. You can listen to the full interview below, but here are the key excerpts from Attkisson:
In between the yelling that I received from Justice Department yesterday, the spokeswoman–who would not put anything in writing, I was asking for her explanation so there would be clarity and no confusion later over what had been said, she wouldn’t put anything in writing–so we talked on the phone and she said things such as the question Holder answered was different than the one he asked. But he phrased it, he said very explicitly, ‘I probably heard about Fast and Furious for the first time over the last few weeks.’
Ingraham: So they were literally screaming at you?
Attkisson: Yes. Well the DOJ woman was just yelling at me. The guy from the White House on Friday night literally screamed at me and cussed at me. [Laura: Who was the person? Who was the person at Justice screaming?] Eric Schultz. Oh, the person screaming was [DOJ spokeswoman] Tracy Schmaler, she was yelling not screaming. And the person who screamed at me was Eric Schultz at the White House.”
Finally, Attkisson notes that the White House is claiming that a thorough investigation of the scandal is unwarranted:
The White House and Justice Department] will tell you that I’m the only reporter–as they told me–that is not reasonable. They say the Washington Post is reasonable, the LA Times is reasonable, the New York Times is reasonable, I’m the only one who thinks this is a story, and they think I’m unfair and biased by pursuing it.
{The Weekly Standard/Matzav.com Newscenter}
Go Ms. Attkisson!
This scandal MUST be covered. It is estimated that approximately 200 Mexicans have been killed by guns given to these gangs.
Of course the papers mentioned are “reasonable” – they are still Obama-enamored and will cover up anything. Imagine what these papers would be doing if the president was a Republican.
nothing surprising from the “Justice” dept we have come to know
holder is worthless
This is the same Justice Dept. & attorney general that prosecuted & persecuted Sholom Rubashkin.
What crooks & traitors!
and this is the guy we ‘expect’ to honestly investigate Rubashkin’s case! OY VEY!!LOL!!
Hopefully the truth will come out about this choleria who ignores all the letters written to him about R’Sholom. Kain Yovdu Oyvecha Hashem.
” … the White House and Justice Department have taken to screaming at her for reporting on the story.”
What appalling journalism. How can an inanimate object like the White House “scream”?
This is a case of anthropomorphism gone mad or appallingly poor journalism.