And now we learn that Obama's thug government retaliated on a Fast and Furious whistleblower… http://t.co/Oiu0cDRBHb
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 20, 2013
Another frightening twist in the Fast and Furious scandal.
According to a new report by the DOJ Inspector General, Dennis Burke, former U.S. Attorney for Arizona, sought to undermine ATF Special Agent John Dodson by leaking a confidential memo.
Breaking: DOJ IG finds Arizona U.S. Attorney leaked memo to undermine Fast and Furious whistleblower http://t.co/9qK3MXxYQm
— CJ Ciaramella (@cjciaramella) May 20, 2013
The memo contained sensitive information about a proposed ATF undercover operation, one in which Dodson would deliver guns to a firearms trafficker. Burke allegedly released the contents of the memo to a reporter in 2011, shortly after Dodson testified before the House Oversight Committee and expressed his misgivings about Fast and Furious.
More from the invaluable Sharyl Attkisson:
Justice Inspector General faults former Fast and Furious IG Dennis Burke for "egregious" violation…trying to undermine whistleblower
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 20, 2013
John Dodson by improperly releasing confidential information intended to damage him..
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 20, 2013
IG found Special Agent John Dodson, who provided significant info regarding Fast and Furious, was retaliated against…
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 20, 2013
…through the unauthorized disclosure in late June 2011 of an ATF memorandum that he had drafted.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 20, 2013
IG determined that Dennis Burke, who was then US Attorney for Arizona, provided the memo to a news outlet… violating Department policies.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 20, 2013
IG concluded that Burke’s disclosure was likely motivated by a desire to undermine Dodson’s public criticisms of Operation Fast and Furious.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 20, 2013
IG says conduct violates attorney ethics and has turned matter over to Bar Assn, since Burke is an attorney.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 20, 2013
Dodson evidently had a target on his back:
A refresher as to why some were out to get John Dodson. Here's our first CBS News Fast and Furious report with him: http://t.co/bDPWy8BaPg
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 20, 2013
From Attkisson’s March 2011 report:
An Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms senior agent assigned to the Phoenix office in 2010, Dodson’s job is to stop gun trafficking across the border. Instead, he says he was ordered to sit by and watch it happen.
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“I’m boots on the ground in Phoenix, telling you we’ve been doing it every day since I’ve been here,” he said. “Here I am. Tell me I didn’t do the things that I did. Tell me you didn’t order me to do the things I did. Tell me it didn’t happen. Now you have a name on it. You have a face to put with it. Here I am. Someone now, tell me it didn’t happen.”
Agent Dodson and other sources say the gun walking strategy was approved all the way up to the Justice Department. The idea was to see where the guns ended up, build a big case and take down a cartel. And it was all kept secret from Mexico.
Burke himself played an integral role in overseeing the disastrous Operation Fast and Furious. A whistleblower like Dodson would have posed a very real threat to Burke’s credibility.
Can see why he'd face retaliation. MT "@SharylAttkisson …Our first CBS News Fast and Furious report with him: http://t.co/SUyqCNBYCM "
— MyIdiotDog (@MyIdiotDawg) May 20, 2013
Terrifying.
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