"The Department of Justice continues to conceal documents.
Incredibly, just last week, the Obama administration even had to formally withdraw a letter it sent to Congress last February that falsely claimed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) didn’t watch guns “walk” into Mexico.
Incredibly, just last week, the Obama administration even had to formally withdraw a letter it sent to Congress last February that falsely claimed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) didn’t watch guns “walk” into Mexico.
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R., Wis.) brought up this withdrawn document.
Holder said, “First let me make something very clear, in response to an assertion you made, or hinted at: Nobody in the Justice Department has lied.”
Sensenbrenner demanded, “Then why was the letter withdrawn?”
Holder answered, “The letter was withdrawn because there was information in there that was inaccurate.”
So Sensenbrenner asked, “Tell me what the difference is between lying and misleading Congress in this context.”
Holder replied, “If you want to have this legal conversation, it all has to do with your state of mind, and whether or not you had the requisite intent to come up with something that can be considered perjury or a lie.”
[National Review OnLine]
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