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Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler

Deputy AG received detailed
Fast and Furious briefing

(GunReports.com) -- Documents recently turned over by the Justice Department to Congressional investigators indicate that then-Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler received a detailed briefing on Fast and Furious more than a year and a half ago.

"Deputy Attorney General" is the Justice Department's No. 2 figure, directly under Attorney General Eric Holder.

Grindler moved from Deputy Attorney General to a spot as Holder's chief of staff last January.

The briefing Grindler attended was on March 12, 2010, six months into ATF's Operation Fast and Furious, which allowed thousands of weapons on the street in an attempt to track down Mexican drug cartels. Portions of the documents are redacted.

In handwritten notes about Fast and Furious that are not all legible, Grindler writes about"seizures in Mexico" and "links to cartel." He also noted "seizures in Mexico" on a map of Phoenix, the home base for Fast and Furious, and Mexico locations where some guns ended up. And Grindler made notations on a photograph of several dozen rifles.

There is no specific mention of the controversial tactic known as "letting guns walk" which, law enforcement sources say, was the heart of the Fast and Furious case.

Read more atwww.CBSNews.com.

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It sounds as if the investigators have found a good prospect for a hard 'squeeze'. This guy might be in deep enough to squeek out some names and dates.

Comment by: david b | October 13, 2011

As it is in any tactical operation, the weakness of the enemy must be exploited. Perhaps Grindler might be in such a position as to be exploited so as to spill his guts enough that other top dogs are taken off to the pound.

Comment by: canovack | October 13, 2011

Well, he's a lawyer, not a warrior. So any credible threat to his lifestyle, freedom or safety would probably have him singing like a canary. And he's in a spot where it appears he could be pressed. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he doesn't open a vein in the bathtub before ratting out the rest of the crew.

Comment by: david b | October 13, 2011

Ah yes.....Godfather revisited.....Johnny Pentangeles. What a deal! Do you think Holder or Obama might promise Grindler the same sort of deal that came from Michael Corleone?

Comment by: canovack | October 13, 2011

Well, I meant 'open a vein' in a slightly less literal sense, but yeah, that was the intent.

As to the offer, I'm certain that in the halls of government there walk men who could offer that deal and others that were either more beneficial, or more compelling, or both - as well as those who would deliver the goods too. I have no doubts about that sir. I've met a few whom I believe used to work in that field or an adjacent one - but we don't have detailed discussions, so I know zip, actually. In fact, if I think I'm about to be told something I shouldn't know, I back off on that subject. (And when I'm reasonably sure that they might have, I like it that way. I grew up in a 'family' town and I know when I'm better off ignorant.) I'd rather be told "don't ask" than lied to however. I hate lies, because even if I let them go at the moment the stench hangs around until I realize it was a lie.

Comment by: david b | October 13, 2011

While it is distasteful to contemplate and somewhat scary to behold, I believe that there probably are folks who can bring that sort of leverage to bear against one who might be thought of as too weak to withstand the pressure of prosecution. I am reminded here of some of the mysterious deaths and disappearances that have occurred in the not too distant past.

Comment by: canovack | October 13, 2011

Time will tell if we have another rash of "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head" incidents surrounding acquaintances of another first family. I truly hope not!

Comment by: PVB | October 14, 2011

LOL! 'Apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound TO THE BACK of the head, after which he hid his pistol and drove to the park to die', right?

There's that 'offer' we discussed, one that somebody didn't take.

Comment by: david b | October 14, 2011