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Our next guest believes the botched gun running operation known as fast and furious was.
Created by the Obama administration to push its anti Second Amendment agenda.
Joining us now is -- tablets she's author of the new best seller fast and furious Barack Obama's -- -- scandal.
And the shameless cover its product -- Also news editor at town hall -- convert Dan it's great to be here congratulations.
On the new book -- during -- and it's an important part let let's go first to the to the issue of Eric Holder.
Congressman -- senator Grassley.
-- anywhere -- in in terms of an investigation.
But where is Eric Holder all this -- -- go -- to him.
I absolutely believe that it does and the evidence that we provide in the book shows that -- he's changed his testimony multiple times under oath in front of congress.
May 2011 was the first time he is active asked about operation fast and furious said he knew about for a few weeks.
Turns out he really want an end and the -- he testified again said he knew about in February.
We have memos that show they're addressed directly to -- attorney general Eric Holder five of them dated summer 2010 nearly a year.
Before he he said he knew about it talking about this operation.
And -- as you record he had to change.
And the Justice Department had to change its transmission to -- committee describing those events and in his testimony.
You you also.
Very clearly state that -- secretary.
Is also implicated and and that is of course Janet Napolitano the secretary of Homeland Security.
You believe strongly that she per -- -- Look my sources say that she absolutely knew -- the operation passengers while it was going on.
They say that she lied to for congress and she said she hot it talked to attorney general Eric Holder.
And what I do in the book -- I really connect the dots and who the players are in this operation.
One of the people that -- key to connecting Eric Holder and engender -- Tonto.
Is former US attorney for Arizona Dennis -- he served on agenda -- -- while she was US attorney in Arizona.
Served as her chief of staff for entire career as governor in Arizona.
Followed her to Washington DC in the Homeland Security with -- senior Homeland Security advisor -- was appointed US attorney in Arizona.
And resign and resign.
Early stages of this investigation and has for the most part not been heard from sense right and is seldom even mentioned in reporting by the national media.
Right and then following up on that point.
With his in his close connections and friendships agenda Polycom -- he was also on attorney general.
Eric Holder is attorney general advisory board giving him direct advice during -- initiation.
About how to handle gun trafficking into Mexico how to handle border issues.
You think that part and you report.
That part of the reason driving.
Fast and furious.
What was an effort to to attack further the the Second Amendment Rights of Americans also very quickly.
We have emails to prove that I have sources saying that HF headquarters.
Actually set up these gun shops and -- to prove a false statistic buy guns and Mexico that are found a violent crime scenes come from.
Gun shops and America and the way they did that they're.
Flooding Mexico with -- -- -- could turn around and say look at all these guns showing up violent crime scenes in Mexico we -- how to regulate these gunshots in America.
A lot of people forget the contemporaneously.
-- with operation fast and -- the attorney general of the United States was decrying.
I even as his agent and says ATF were ordering gun dealers -- -- those kinds into the hands of the cartels.
He was decrying before the American public.
Those weapons going into the hands of -- The Mexican drug cartels -- have much great to have you with us -- -- is fast and furious.
We recommend it highly and and best seller.
Can happen to a nicer person lets me thank you -- -- -- actually --
