Obama Spoke About “Fast & Furious” Before Holder Claimed He Knew

Real Clear Politics
October 14, 2011

CNN’s John King plays Holder’s testimony to Congress on MAY 3, 2011, where he said he had only just recently heard about the Fast & Furious gunrunning program. “I’m not sure of the exact date, but I probably heard about Fast and Furious for the first time over the last few weeks,” Attorney General Eric Holder said.

Then CNN compares Holder’s testimony to what President Obama said in MARCH to CNN Espanol about the operation. “I heard on the news about this story that — Fast and Furious, where allegedly guns were being run into Mexico, and ATF knew about it, but didn’t apprehend those who had sent it.” Transcript of the segment that aired on “John King USA” below:

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This article was posted: Friday, October 14, 2011 at 11:27 am

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