In response to a lawsuit filed by government watchdog Judicial Watch, a federal court rejected legal arguments by the Obama administration and ordered the Justice Department to release certain information about “Fast and Furious” documents it is withholding from Congress and the public. Analysts and lawmakers have long argued that Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, the latter of whom is still in criminal contempt of Congress, are trying to cover-up details in the deadly “Fast and Furious” scandal, which saw the Obama administration put thousands of weapons into the hands of Mexican drug cartels. The latest order could finally shed some light on what the executive branch is trying to hide.

After being exposed, the administration promptly entered cover-up mode, lying to Congress, defying subpoenas, denying knowledge of the plot, and refusing to hand over documents to congressional investigators. Eventually, Obama even claimed “executive privilege” in the summer of 2012 to justify the cover-up — a ploy that legal analysts said was dubious at best, especially because, as Judge Bates noted, the “deliberative process privilege” cited by the White House has never been formally recognized by higher courts. Holder was held in criminal contempt of Congress in a bipartisan vote for the attempted stonewalling. Meanwhile, the House filed a still-unresolved lawsuit in federal court to pry the documents from the administration.
“Once again, Judicial Watch has beat Congress to the punch in getting key information about another Obama scandal — this time, the Fast and Furious outrage,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton in a statement. “A federal court has ordered the Obama administration to produce information that could, for the first time, provide specific details about who in the administration is responsible for Fast and Furious lies to Congress and the American people. This is a battle that put Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, saw Nixonian assertions of executive privilege by Barack Obama, and a hapless Congress in face of all this lawlessness. Finally, we may get some accountability for Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and the countless others murdered as a result of the insanely reckless Obama administration program.”
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H/t to New American:  www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime
A copy of the Order is posted to Judical Watch’s website: