Noah Rothman
Mediaite
5/15/2013
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) tore into Attorney General Eric Holder during Wednesday’s congressional hearings in relation to what the Department of Justice knew about Boston Marathon bomber, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Gohmert insisted that the Justice Department has refused to investigate Islamic radicals in the United States while targeting Christian groups for undue scrutiny.
Gohmert began by asking Holder how deeply federal investigators looked into information provided by the Russian government regarding Tsaranev’s trips to Chechnya and the radicalization he underwent there. Gohmert asked why the FBI “blew the opportunity to save people’s lives by accepting the Russian information.”
Gohmert insisted that Tsarnaev attended a mosque in Boston that was founded by a person who is currently imprisoned for his involvement with terrorism…
…“On the one hand, we go after Christian groups like Billy Graham’s group – we go after Franklin Graham’s group – but then we’re hands-off when it comes to possibly offending someone who has been radicalized as a terrorist,” Gohmert insisted…
The entire article, with video, is at Mediaite.
Related: Posted by a friend on Facebook:
Holder has already been found in contempt of Congress in Fast & Furious; he ignored the statute on recusals by the AG; he’s ignored the stature on subpoenaing phone records; and he probably will refuse to comply with document demands again. Should Congress institute impeachment proceedings against him?
Attorney General Eric Holder has flatly rejected the idea of appointing special counsel to investigate the Benghazi situation. Between Benghazi, the seizure of AP phone records, and the IRS scandal, can we really trust government officials to handle these situations on their own?…
Why Liberals Hate Christianity But Ignore Islam
Rumor: Holder Looking to Resign; Obama Eyes Deval Patrick for AG:
In Watertown, MA, SWAT team members aim their guns as they search for one remaining suspect at an apartment building. Photo: Parade
Update: Eric Holder makes it clear that he doesn’t know
