House investigators have asked Attorney General Eric Holder to appear again before Congress to testify on “flaws in the management structure” at the Department of Justice (DOJ), with an emphasis on the decision making behind Operation Fast and Furious — a series of questioning that may force Holder either to reveal who approved Operation Fast and Furious or risk appearing to lack control over DOJ.”
The hearing will examine flaws in the management structure of the Justice Department as demonstrated in the genesis and implementation of ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious,” House Oversight and Government Reform chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., wrote to Holder last week. “Specifically, the hearing will focus on what senior Department officials could and should have done to put a stop to this reckless program, as well as the specific areas where failures in communication and management occurred.”
Issa also elbowed Holder over submitting a letter to Congress — since retracted due to inaccuracy — that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) never let guns walk to Mexico. “The Department’s February 4, 2011, letter to Congress will be but one example of these failures in management,” Issa told Holder.
The hearing is tentatively schedule of January 24, 2012, but the Oversight Committee has offered Holder several alternate dates. You can read the Issa letter here.
