Fast and Furious Update: 17 House Members and the NRA Seek Holder’s Resignation

What to do U.S. House members Dan Burton, Allen West, Lynn Jenkins, Trent Franks, Tim Huelskamp, Mike Pompeo, Duncan Hunter, Devin Nunes, Dennis Ross, Vicky Hartzler, Raul Labrador, Quico Canseco, Blake Farenthold, Paul Gosar, Joe Walsh, Gus Bilirakis and John Mica, have in common? All 17 of them have called for Attorney General Eric Holder to turn in his letter of resignation over Fast and Furious and his seeming inability to tell the truth.

Representative Burton (R-IN), in particular, is tired of Holder’s lies, and he was tired of them before Fast and Furious was even a reality. In fact, Burton never thought Holder should have been confirmed as Attorney General to begin with.

Said Burton:

When I was chairman of government reform and oversight during the Clinton administration, we had Holder before my committee a number of times and he misled the committee. In fact, he lied. During his confirmation in the Senate, I sent a letter to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, [Sen. Patrick] Leahy, and I sent it to the other members of the committee as well, and I cited specific cases where Holder had not been straight with the committee and I said he should not be confirmed.

And now that Fast and Furious is the topic Holder’s lying about, Burton adds: “I don’t think he’s a trustworthy Attorney General. He’s a political animal. He’s more concerned about politics than he is about what’s right for the country.”

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