Issa: Executive Privilege Reserved For Presidential Decision-MakingSusanne Posel, Contributor There was a formal request that Obama provide legal justification for the privilege claim and a list of specific documents covered by it. While Obama has asserted in public forum that he and Holder were not involved in FF, he is essentially lying by omission. Issa reminds Obama that either his most senior advisers were involved in managing Operation Fast Furious and the fallout or he is hiding behind a presidential power that you know to be unjustified solely for the purpose of further obstructing a congressional investigation. Last week, Holder advised Obama to use his executive privilege card concerning the internal documents of the FF. James Cole, Deputy Attorney General for the DoJ, wrote a letter to Issa acknowledging Holders failure to comply with the Committees subpoena of October 11, 2011 however they claim they have made an extraordinary effort to accommodate the Committees legitimate oversight interests and provided over 7,600 pages of documents and has made numerous high-level officials available for public congressional testimony, transcribed interviews, and briefings. Issa mentioned Board Patrol Agent Brian Terrys death and pointed out that the gun that killed Terry had been shipped into Mexico for the drug cartels by US agents. The Terry family has been requestingfor over a year and a half for the US government to hold those responsible within the government to justice and accountability. They recognize that it is very disappointing that [the Terry family] are now faced with an administration that seems more concerned with protecting themselves rather than revealing the truth behind Operation Fast and Furious. Holder had admitted this fact in a letter written in February of 2011. Seeing Holder retracted that statement several months later, Issa cites that lying to Congress is a crime. All documents pertaining to that denial will be subpoenaed by the HOC; specifically correspondence between Obamas administration and Holder between June of 2012, until the claim of executive privilege. Susanne Posel is the Chief Editor of Occupy Corporatism. Our alternative news site is dedicated to reporting the news as it actually happens; not as it is spun by the corporately funded mainstream media. You can find us on ourFacebook page. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 