Yes, I know the hearing was almost five hours long but you'll be hard pressed to find any congressional hearing more compelling than this one. I venture to say that at least 50% of this is worth watching. If you'd like to navigate to the best parts, here are some tips. Pay attention any time you see Chairman Darrell Issa, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) talking to former SAC of the Phoenix division, William Newell. Of note, is that all of those representatives - with the exception of Issa - are freshmen in the House.
Another panelist to watch is Carlos Canino, ATF's head guy in Mexico. At one point, he issues a tongue-lashing to Newell for claiming that Canino knew about the AFT operation that allowed guns to 'walk' into Mexico. Feel free to skip the parts where Democrats are questioning the witnesses. Two in particular (Cummings and Maloney) have another agenda - giving ATF more power by putting more restrictions on gun store owners.
Via oversightandreform:
Here is Part 1:
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