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Updated Jun 20, 2012 - 2:32 pm

Babeu: Obama concealing truth in Fast and Furious

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By Jim Cross
Originally published: Jun 20, 2012 - 8:10 am

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Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said Wednesday President Obama's asserting executive privilege to hold back documents in the Fast and Furious gun case is an effort to hide the truth.

That gunwalking scandal put hundreds of weapons into the hands of Mexican drug cartels. House Republicans are considering holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for his failure to turn over more Justice Department documents on the botched operation.

"There's hundreds of people who have been murdered in Mexico by these guns that our government, Eric Holder, gave to these violent criminals."

Babeu said Fast and Furious guns were found at the murder scene of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry in 2010.

Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, center, and other members of Congress hold a moment of silence for slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the group walked off the House floor in protest of a contempt of Congress vote for Attorney General Eric Holder. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md., flanked by House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn of S.C., left, and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after some members of Congress walked off the House floor in protest of a contempt of Congress vote for Attorney General Eric Holder. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

From left, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and other House Democrats leave Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in protest of a House vote holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

From left, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of
Md., Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Rep. John
Lewis, D-Ga., Rep, Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.,
and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of
Calif., right, and many House Democrats walk
out of the Capitol during the vote to hold
Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt,
Thursday, June 28, 2012, on Capitol Hill in
Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., left, Rep. Maxine
Waters, D-Calif., center, and House Minority
Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and many House
Democrats walk out of the Capitol during the
vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in
contempt, Thursday, June 28, 2012, on Capitol
Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott
Applewhite)

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the
League of United Latin American Citizens
National Convention, Thursday, June 28, 2012,
in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., center, considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking member, speaks at left. In a showdown with President Barack Obama's administration, House Republicans are pressing for more Justice Department documents on the flawed gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious that resulted in hundreds of guns illicitly purchased in Arizona gun shops winding up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., right, considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking member, speaks at left. In a showdown with President Barack Obama's administration, House Republicans are pressing for more Justice Department documents on the flawed gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious that resulted in hundreds of guns illicitly purchased in Arizona gun shops winding up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Without a quorum for a vote on holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., second from right, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., seated at left, the ranking member, takes a short break in the Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. In a showdown with President Barack Obama's administration, House Republicans are pressing for more Justice Department documents on the flawed gun-smuggling probe known as operation "fast and furious" that resulted in hundreds of guns illicitly purchased in Arizona gun shops winding up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., right, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., left, the ranking member, considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. In a showdown with President Barack Obama's administration, House Republicans are pressing for more Justice Department documents on the flawed gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious that resulted in hundreds of guns illicitly purchased in Arizona gun shops winding up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, calls Attorney General Eric Holder to turn over more documents related to the controversial "Operation Fast and Furious" gunrunning program as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee considers a contempt of Congress vote against Holder, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. In a showdown with President Barack Obama's administration, House Republicans are pressing for more Justice Department documents on the flawed gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious that resulted in hundreds of guns illicitly purchased in Arizona gun shops winding up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

From left, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., Rep. Pat Meehan, R-Pa., and Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Pat Meehan, R-Pa., second from left, calls for the release of additional Justice Department documents as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., right, adjourns a meeting of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, after passing a vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking member, watches at left. In a showdown with President Barack Obama's administration, House Republicans had pressed for more Justice Department documents on the flawed gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious that resulted in hundreds of guns illicitly purchased in Arizona gun shops winding up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jim Cross, Reporter

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If Anybody Should Know

June 20, 2012 7:23 am

..about withholding the truth, it would be Paul Babeu.

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h8whttrsh wrote...

fool

June 20, 2012 7:56 am

anything Babba says is uncredited. noboby believe a liar. What part of liar does he not understand. this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

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The Big Truth wrote...

Here we go again....

June 20, 2012 9:52 am

Looks the the childish flaggers are out in full force again today. The second you speak the truth about one of their Republican demi-Gods, you get flagged.

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Steve wrote...

Executive Privilege Asserted

June 20, 2012 9:55 am

Of course the White Hosue is protecting itself.

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Steve wrote...

Wow the Bigots are in full force today

June 20, 2012 9:55 am

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OneWonders wrote...

Who cares

June 20, 2012 10:31 am

what Babeu says but everyone still should be worried about the action the president just made.

Equal Justice, Not Social Justice.

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The Chemist wrote...

Who is Babeu?

June 20, 2012 12:00 pm

A petty, mediocre sheriff from a little known county in semi-rural Arizona. A guy that ruined his career with his tall tales, fantasies, nude pictures on the web and stupidity. BTW...you want to flag this one? Is it because one of the AZ-GOP demigods is being criticized?

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Steve wrote...

What better way to try and push

June 20, 2012 4:20 pm

gun control. Except this time it backfired.

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Steve wrote...

Chemist do you have a thing for Babeu?

June 20, 2012 4:21 pm

You seem to have personal feelings for this man. Let it out.

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Minuteman wrote...

When crime is down

June 20, 2012 5:58 pm

you can thank gun owners..Obama just told "all" law enforcement that he and the Government doesn't care about them..Obama is an accessory to Brian Terry's murder and he is trying to cover it up!!

Protect our borders and our communities

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