Gunrunner: One of Eric Holder’s assistants is stepping down

  Since Darrell Issa finally called Eric Holder’s bluff and scheduled a Contempt of Congress hearing for June 20th the embattled Attorney General has become slightly more responsive. First Eric Holder announced he would release some–not all–of the documents Darrell Issa has been demanding for 18 months. This was not enough for Darrell Issa and he accused Eric Holder of selectively releasing the long sought after documents, and now we are learning that a Department of Injustice official is leaving his job–Ronald Weich announced his resignation.

  You may remember him if you have been following this story from the beginning–he is the man who when questioned by Darrell Issa emphatically stated the Department of Injustice would never, ever let guns walk into Mexico:

In an earlier (Feb. 4, 2011) letter to Sen. Charles  Grassley, Weich denied that the ATF had ever allowed guns to be sold and  taken across the border. Weich said that Grassley’s allegation — “that  ATF ‘sanctioned’ or otherwise knowingly allowed the sale of assault  weapons to a straw purchaser who then transported them to Mexico – is  false. ATF makes every effort to interdict weapons that have been  purchased illegally and prevent their transportation to Mexico

  Of course we all know that this was simply not true, and I can’t help but think of the irony when it was reported he was leaving to become the dean of a law school.

  One of Darrell Issa and Charles Grassley’s biggest complaints was the fact that nobody in the Department of Injustice has been held accountable for this scandal, and now suddenly with Eric Holder facing contempt charges somebody is leaving the DOJ? It is clear to me that Eric Holder is very worried and he is now fighting for his political life–and possibly his freedom–and it is very likely that he is offering up Ronald Weich as a sacrificial lamb in the hopes that this will satisfy the Oversight Committee. I for one hope that is doesn’t.