This week, Attorney General Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he was not aware of the gunwalking tactics used in Operation Fast and Furious until early this year, and that he and senior Justice Department officials were initially unaware that a claim made by other department officials in a Feb. 4, 2011, letter to Congressâthat âA.T.F. makes every effort to interdict weapons that have been purchased illegally and prevent their transport into Mexicoââwas false.
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