Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following comment after Judge Amy Berman Jackson required the Obama administration to turn over documents related to the illegal gunwalking strategy known as Operation Fast and Furious.
Grassley started the investigation in January 2011 after whistleblowers came forward to reveal the illegal gunwalking program implemented by the Obama administration. The administration's Feb. 4, 2011, response letter to Grassley that is cited in the opinion can be found here. The administration’s Dec. 2, 2011, withdrawal of the letter can be found here.
“The results of Judge Jackson’s ruling today are positive, but the reasoning behind the decision is troubling. The mixed bag leaves wiggle room for the Obama administration to withhold many more documents in future investigations.
“Over the course of the last four years, the Obama administration has wasted time and taxpayer dollars in what appears to be an attempt to cover-up its own mistakes that led to thousands of guns being trafficked to Mexico and the death of a Border Patrol agent. Instead of complying with Congress’ constitutional duty to provide oversight of the executive branch, and the President’s own pledge of transparency, the administration has used every legal delay tactic in the book to keep these documents secret. It should comply with the judge’s order and produce the documents by the deadline. Brian Terry’s family deserves to know the full story of this illegal gunwalking operation that resulted in the death of their son.”
