Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-49) released the following statement regarding today's U.S. District Court ruling to deny the Department of Justice's argument of Executive Privilege to prevent the release of documents to Congress related to the botched gun-walking program known as Operation Fast and Furious:
"The ruling today by the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. is an acknowledgement that this Administration was wrong to withhold information related to Operation Fast and Furious, which necessitated holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. The House of Representatives has an obligation to the public and the victims of a reckless Department of Justice operation to continue this push for the full truth.
"For over three years, the Obama Administration has refused to provide documents to Congressional investigators related to the misguided and deadly Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking program. Today's ruling is a step toward accountability for this Administration and is a judicial rebuke of the President's unwillingness to be forthcoming to the America people. This decision underscores the inappropriateness of President Obama's politically motivated assertion of Executive Privilege. Those responsible have gone to great lengths to obstruct the truth and to cover up the motives, facts, and circumstances surrounding why they lied to Congress about a program that put weapons in the hands of drug cartels."