Justice Dept. “Surprised and Disappointed” With Subpoena Issued for ATF

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — No surprise, politics is surfacing inside the beltway. The Justice Department on Friday expressed disappointment in a Congressional committee which issued a subpoena for documents from ATF on a controversial gun program,  saying it had already told the committee it planned to cooperate. “We  are therefore surprised and disappointed…

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ATF Still Hasn’t Turned Over Info to Congressional Committee; Battle Heats Up

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The battle between Capitol Hill and ATF seems to be heating up. ATF failed to meet the Wednesday deadline to turn over requested information about a controversial gun-walking operation to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Becca Watkins, a spokeswoman for the committee, told ticklethewire.com Friday morning…

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