President Obama inserted himself directly into Operation Fast and Furious investigation for the first time yesterday, and the ensuing questions led to an embarrassing press briefing for a White House spokesman who answered questions as if he was still new to the story.

First, Carney couldn’t say if the documents that Obama is refusing to let Congress see actually involve the White House corresponding with the Justice Department about the false claim that law enforcement did not allow any guns to be smuggled into Mexico. “I don’t have a way to characterize the documents in question here,” Carney said.