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Chuck Grassley: “The operation was approved by the ATF Phoenix field office, and the United States attorney's office in Arizona, per…”

On the recordJune 16, 2011
The operation was approved by the ATF Phoenix field office, and the United States attorney's office in Arizona, per normal practice.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley references a letter from the Justice Department regarding the approval of the Fast and Furious operation.

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