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As Attorney General, Holder's contempt charge was related to what operation?

  • Operation Desert Shield

  • Operation Neptune Spear

  • Operation Fast and Furious

  • Operation Iraqi Freedom

Answer

Operation Fast and Furious, the controversial gun-running operation during Holder's tenure as Attorney General, involved the deliberate allowance of illegal gun sales to track the weapons into Mexico. The aim was to disrupt gun trafficking networks by tracing the firearms used in crimes back to their sources.
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