'Top' Justice Department officials told about 'Project Gunwalker' in March 2010 :: 08/16/2011

Much of the investigation of the "Project Gunwalker" scandal centers on the questions, "Who knew what, and when did they know it?" Attorney General Eric Holder has denied any involvement in the debacle, and indeed in sworn testimony to the House Judiciary Committee in early May claimed that he "probably" had first heard of Operation Fast and Furious only "a few weeks" previously:

Congressman Issa: When did you first know about the program, officially, I believe, called "Fast and Furious"? To the best of your knowledge, what date?

Attorney General Holder: I'm not sure about the exact date, but I probably heard about "Fast and Furious" for the first time over the last few weeks.

That was hard to believe then, given the fact that we know Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) had sent letters to Holder asking about that operation almost three months before the "last few weeks" claim.