The Patriot Post® · A Win and Loss in Fast and Furious Decision

A judge appointed by Barack Obama has ordered the Department of Justice to hand over to Congress a list of all the documents it was withholding from the legislative branch. The DOJ had invoked “executive privilege.” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said, “This administration has been so intent on hiding the contents of these documents that it allowed Attorney General Holder to be held in contempt instead of just turning them over to Congress. The privilege log will bring us closer to finding out why the Justice Department hid behind false denials in the wake of reckless conduct that contributed to the violent deaths of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and countless Mexican citizens.” But the DOJ is also happy with the ruling, saying the court upheld its confidentiality claim because the court only ordered the list of the documents released, not the documents themselves. The ruling may give the executive branch even more reason to stonewall. More…