Why did the Inspector General recommend discipline against 14 DOJ officials, but NOT against Eric Holder?

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-ig-critical-of-atf-in-gun-operation/2012/09/19/379daf18-0273-11e2-8102-ebee9c66e190_story.html
Inspector general issues report critical of Justice Dept., ATF in ‘Fast and Furious’ operation
'The long-awaited report ... directed sharp criticism at senior officials from the Justice Department and its Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Washington for lax oversight of the attempt to block the flow of weapons to Mexico’s violent drug cartels. Many of the weapons later turned up at crime scenes in Mexico and the United States, including one in which a Border Patrol agent was killed.

'The inspector general’s report recommended that the Justice Department take disciplinary action against 14 current and former officials from the department and ATF. Among them were Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer and former acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson.

'“The inspector general did not find persuasive evidence that any supervisor in Phoenix at either the U.S. attorney’s office or ATF raised serious questions or concerns about the risk to public safety posed by the continuing firearms purchases or by the delay in arresting individuals who were engaging in the trafficking,” Michael Horowitz, the department’s inspector general, wrote in the 471-page report. “This failure reflects a significant lack of oversight and urgency by both ATF and the U.S. attorney’s office.”

'In describing the failure of officials in Washington, the report said, “Fast and Furious received little or no supervision by ATF headquarters despite its connections to a dangerous narcotics cartel in Mexico, the serious risk it created to public safety in the United States and Mexico and its potential impact on the country’s relationship with Mexico.”

'While the report criticized officials in Washington, it said Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. had no advance knowledge of the tactics and risks involved in the operation.'

How could Holder NOT be at fault for being so unaware of what was going on in his organization?

Isn't this a clear failure of his leadership?

Answer 1

they are trying not to incriminate Obamas czars, aka cabinet and keep Obama away from any backlash

Answer 2

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"Isn't this a clear failure of his leadership?"



The head lawyer in the justice department doesn't make tactical decisions for law enforcement. He is a attorney not an investigator.

Answer 3

Haha....



Wait, you morons have demanded this be investigated and in 471 pages they found that Holder: " had no advance knowledge of the tactics and risks involved in the operation."



The DOJ has six law enforcement agencies - SIX! and 111,000 thousand people working for it. 111,000!



It also didn't find Michael Mukassey at fault either - THE MAN IN CHARGE WHEN IT STARTED!



But keep whining!

Answer 4

No Secretary of any Department micromanages operations in the field. They rely on lower level officials to bring important issues, problems, etc., to their attention. Do you think every general clears every decision with Panetta . . . or that they did with Rumsfeld?

Answer 5

undesirable blow to Issa who tried so no longer trouble-free to locate a Democrat responsible for this. Even calling Holder a liar on nationwide television with 0 information of any incorrect doing. project Gunrunner began in Laredo, Texas, in 2005 and grow to be more advantageous in 2006. Operation speedy and livid grow to be operational from 2009 to 2011. 2 comparable gun-walking operations, which includes one run out of the comparable Phoenix-section place of work that oversaw Operation speedy and livid, have been performed under President George W. Bush. the 1st, Operation huge Receiver, ran from 2006 to 2007, and tried to hire the comparable chain of gun shoppers, smugglers, and midsection adult adult males who tossed deadly weapons up the ladder to cartel enforcers. the two huge Receiver and the 2007 probe allowed weapons to make their way around the border in a manner equivalent to speedy and livid. those weapons pop out of a gun save in Arizona and purchased to gunrunners. We could by no potential understand who dropped the ball or if somebody only basic did no longer care who he bought weapons to. The weapon that killed that border look after could have been bought each time from 2005 to 2011. the two way, it grow to be a failed operation and by no potential could have even began. we can by no potential understand what number Mexicans those weapons killed, the two.

Answer 6

Only in your mind, but then you are not an open minded person when it comes to this issue.

Your prior posts have proven that point over and over.

Answer 7

Just like Obama wants it.

Answer 8

It pays to be the top dog, that's why.

Answer 9

Evidence shows that he had no knowledge of it.