DOJ's Breuer authorized wiretap in fast and furious case. [View All]

DOJ's Breuer authorized wiretap in fast and furious case.

By Sharyl Attkisson


One document indicates a Holder Asst. Attorney General, Lanny Breuer, authorized a wiretap in the controversial gun trafficking case headquartered in Phoenix. In that case, called "Fast and Furious," multiple sources say ATF allowed thousands of guns to hit the streets, destined for Mexican drug cartels.

Another newly-released document is an ATF Briefing Paper dated Jan. 8, 2010, just four months into Fast and Furious - which continued for over a year. It indicates that ATF knew early on that so-called "straw purchasers" who bought guns for personal use were illegally transferring them to third parties, and that some of the guns were already showing up in Mexico.

Critics say this counters claims of ATF and Dept. of Justice officials who have recently argued nobody was intentionally letting guns "walk," that there was simply no evidence to stop people who legally purchased guns.


The Briefing Paper says more gun purchases were to be allowed and "monitored."

The ATF Briefing Paper also states that Arizona US Attorney Burke was in "full agreement with the current investigative strategy."


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20059640-10391695.html


Interesting.