Holder to accuse investigators of playing Fast and Furious politics, call for gun control

In this Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 picture, U.S. Border Patrol vehicles drive from a checkpoint, as teams of border officers comb the Arizona desert about 10 miles north of Mexico in search for a suspect in the fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry in the rugged terrain in Rio Rico, Ariz. The shooting Tuesday night came after agents spotted suspected bandits known for targeting illegal immigrants along a violent smuggling corridor, National Border Patrol Council President T.J. Bonner said. Terry, 40, was waiting with three other agents when the gunbattle erupted. Terry died in the shooting. None of the other agents were injured. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Though the DOJ and the White House continue to ignore the rising tide of calls for Holder’s immediate resignation, Holder has likely noticed them. The last time he accused Congress of using vitriolic rhetoric was shortly after Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar told The Daily Caller that the Obama administration officials responsible for Operation Fast and Furious could be considered “accessories to murder.”

Holder cited Gosar’s remarks to TheDC in his first unsolicited communication with Congress about the investigation into Fast and Furious.

National Rifle Association president David Keene, who has also called for Holder’s resignation, told TheDC that he thinks Democrats in Congress who have not been critical of Holder’s role in the gunrunning operation are the ones playing politics.

At present, 36 members of Congress — all Republican members of the House — have called for Holder’s immediate resignation. There were 35 membersin that camp on Friday, but Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina told TheDC on Monday that he too thinks Holder should resign immediately.

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