Way back when, there was an operation called "Fast and Furious" in which guns were illegally sold to members of the Mexican drug cartel. Allegations surfaced that the operation was designed to give the federal agreement a reason to close down gun shops in cities along the Mexican border. Many of the weapons sold were later used against federal agents.
Congress subpoenaed ATF records on the operation and Attorney General Holder refused to deliver them. Holder was held in Contempt of Congress and sued and the records were ordered to be delivered, but Obama stepped in and exerted Executive Privilege on the documents. A federal judge has now ruled that the claim of Executive Privilege cannot apply and that the documents must be disclosed.
Expect Obama to appeal to the Supreme Court unless, of course, they have been destroyed in the interim.
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