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>> they were observing the sales and purchases. they were not part of it. >> they were not part of it. and that has been something that has been mistakenly reported now for a long time. they were never part of it in the fast and furious case. there was no effort to get more guns to the strawç purchasers. the effort was to stop them but the question was how. >> now, the republicans claim atf agents deliberately let over 2,000 guns walk as a result of fast and furious. is tha...

>> they were observing the sales and purchases. they were not part of it. >> they were not part of it. and that has been something that has been mistakenly reported now for a long time. they were never part of it in the fast and furious case. there was no effort to get more guns to the strawç purchasers. the effort was to stop them but the question was how. >> now, the republicans claim atf agents deliberately let over 2,000 guns walk as a result of fast and furious. is that...

national journals white house correspondent major garrett. >> host: katie pavlich, what is fast and furious, why does it justify a book? what is the essence of this story from your vantage point? >> guest: well, essentially, well start with what the justice department and this administration claimed fast and furious was going to be, and then we can get into what actually happened. the justice department, in partnership with other agencies and departments like homeland security, claimed...

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Choice. >> reporter: but there was for dozens of others who stayed silent after the death of agent terry to protect their job, pension and way of life. >> a lot of people cant talk because they fear the retribution and fear losing their jobs. they need to provide for their families. to me it was far more important to be the man that my son thinks i am than have a job like this. >> reporter: officially atf still considers dodson a liar although the attorney general admits the agency screwed up an...

>> 28 minutes before the top of the hour. we have a lot to get to. >> we do. we have part two of a fox news exclusive. he broke his silence yesterday, and he talks about what happened to his life since he revealed the botched investigation. >> william lejanusse joins us from los angeles with more. william? >> the investigation began 16 months ago when he stepped forward could be coming to a close today as the attorney general attempts to make a deal to call off the contempt vote in exchange for ...

Going public but he paid a price. >> its miserable. i mean, the only thing ive wanted to do is my job. >> dodson left phoenix at a financial loss, moved four children to new schools in south carolina and now sits at home while the scandal plays out internally. >> i cant do my job and every time that i go, even if i help another agent, i endanger their case by being there under this cloud of accusation. >> nobody who can make any decisions has even bothered asking him, what happened? what went on...

This in l.a. now. william, good morning. >> reporter: darrell issa has a fight on his hands. not within the attorney general but within his own party. some want the content vote to go forward tomorrow. others want the investigation over. they feel it is election year distraction. the irony we wouldnt be here if not for john dodson who risked his career to right a wrong. >> what made you decide to be a whistle-blower? >> i knew what we had done and i knew they were trying to hide it. i could tell...

fascinating, he said produce the documents or else well go forward with the contempt vote. he essentially said have those documents to our people this morning so they could go through the documents and make sure that you are producing what we need, what weve been asking for all this time. and so, he says there is nothing extraordinary about a federal agency complying with a request from a relevant committee. and so these two are going back and forth, similar to the hearing we saw sever...

jenna: get to one of our top stories today, these today mat i can new developments in the "fast and furious" investigation. exclusive reporting for you. were so glad youre with us, everybody, im jenna lee. jon: im jon scott. were awaiting a key meeting behind closed doors between attorney general eric holder and house investigators. this as the nations top prosecutor hopes to avoid a contempt of congress vote tomorrow. there is a deal in the works where holder would turnover new record...