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Sheriff Paul Babeu on the growing scandal surrounding the ATF and operation ‘Fast and Furious.’
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-- -- and make your head exploded stimulus money go to find the ATF's watched fast and furious program.
The operation allowed Mexican drug cartels to buy guns here.
And in walked them across the border in one of those guns killing US border agent Brian Terry.
Represented -- I -- want answers but says he's not getting any help from the White House -- -- But certainly goes to the highest levels of justice controlling the task force that included DEA FBI.
And elements of the US attorney's office.
Again have to go to the top levels of justice and the attorney general knew or should have known long before he says he.
Did.
So how high off because the scandal go joining now sheriff Paul bad you sorry you know the story probably took all all too well.
What do you think when you hear that the -- -- department Department of Justice attorney general.
Either didn't know about the plant or is ducking scrutiny.
I believe the latter that he -- scrutiny -- we've seen even the Justice Department now.
Avoid -- not respond.
Certain subpoenas and information they need to be dragged.
Into the light of day that this is outrageous that our own.
Government.
Is actually and now we're hearing that the -- stimulus money.
To give weapons and to have a program to tell gun dealers and Arizona to give weapons to known smugglers.
To give them to the cartels that we're fighting and then they're being found these guns.
And multiple crime scenes in Mexico where people have been murder.
In on the crime scene to of these guns and fast and furious who were found on a crime scene where bandits from Mexico murdered.
One of our law enforcement heroes agent Brian Terry this is unacceptable.
Sharp what do you tell family of of agent Terry who's you know grieving his loss in and they find out that we actually -- those comes over to.
To the people shop.
While I'd liked it.
Start hearing that from the president from Eric Holder.
What can we say as a nation the fact that this is insanity.
That our own government.
Has given guns to criminals.
And this is gonna be the end of it there's going to be stories this year.
In future years were local deputies or police officers in my state may be others you're you're talking 15100 at least maybe 2500 guns.
That are given to vicious criminals.
And and then they have the audacity to turn around and start blaming America.
Yet again.
For this problem and the violence in Mexico and and then try to infringe your Second Amendment Rights to bear arms.
He's saying were to blame for all these problems and lo and behold it's a president it's -- -- there.
It's -- Dennis Burke hear people's have to be held accountable.
People need to resign people need to be fired for this and and impossible.
And not just an investigation possible charges against -- -- For putting hands and guns into the hands of criminals that were fighting -- and good guys are protectors are heroes and law enforcement.
Are are the victims and being killed -- not.
I fortunately some of the guns were very high powered guns AK forty -- I think they found 43 guns including AK forty sevens in Phoenix today upon -- mistake -- sheriff here.
-- accused the question though.
You have been trying to tell them my at least the border.
The sheriff's the border agents have been trying to -- that this program.
Is -- working shouldn't be.
-- -- If you're you're getting -- -- here are you now being listened to right here Janet Napolitano was down at the border invited you to meaning are they starting to listen to share Paul -- -- She was she was there yesterday I was reaching for my ballistic -- that's part of my uniform.
And I can tell you that high powered rifles cut through these what people think are bulletproof vest like butter.
And in this is where none of our protectors are safe from these guns at our own government gave criminals to fight us we're we're being enough.
Overpowered.
With these types of weapons of our government -- I told -- -- and yesterday.
That she asks what do we need and I told her what we don't need.
Madam secretary.
And I can speak on behalf of -- on -- where she used to live.
Is that we don't need alligators she didn't laugh at that and I was referring to president Obama's speech in Texas where he mocked.
All freedom loving Americans who want to secure border when he said that these people us -- these people.
Will never be satisfied until we build them -- and put alligators in the -- And then I went -- to say that her plan will fall far short and -- we have.
Front and loaded with 6000 armed soldiers at the border to stop the flow of not just that drug smuggling but the illegal immigration.
And she came up with all these excuses about we don't have the money congress is -- did she tell -- -- and did she does that her response so you say you have these needs she told you.
Sorry we on the money.
She actually did -- and I confronted her further ahead a staffer from McCain's office in Kyle's office there and I said madam secretary.
You need to adopt the McCain -- ten point border security plan and she had the audacity to say.
Will congress talks a good game off but they don't they're not putting anything towards the border share -- it and secret.
Yeah I hate to catch up I have to get that does the show moving here but you know what they spend about three point seven trillion dollars and they can't find it and send you -- -- to keep your part of the country safe that's Europe.
Paul W by the way national share via thank you so much.
