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Feds to Face 'Fast and Furious' Lawsuit?
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Family of murdered U.S. border agent plans to sue federal government
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- Date Jul 11, 2011
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Console the family and other US Border Patrol agents.
Killed near the Mexican border they say that they want justice Bryan Terry Stanley is looking to sue the federal government.
After Terry was killed possibly -- a weapon from the botched gun running staying.
That was called fast and furious -- told you so much about this program the program.
Intentionally funneled thousands of weapons into Mexico here's congressman Darrell -- on FOX & Friends this morning.
Whether it's Brian Terry's family.
Our.
-- needs a -- the other agent that was likely -- with fast and furious weapons.
They have an -- that they have a right to know what this was all about and why he did quite frankly their family members died.
In what shouldn't have happened and understand this was not as it was his bone headed even if it went right for an as can be had of course it went.
Very wrong.
Congressman I -- -- Green with so many Americans and this should never have happened in the first place.
We must NASA is following the story live from Los Angeles for us this morning good morning William and what's the status of this lawsuit.
Well -- generally government officials can't be sued for damages however misguided -- in cabinet however.
There are exceptions -- agencies can reasonably foresee.
That their actions will do harm is that the case here where the government knowingly put thousands of guns in the hands.
A Mexican cartels and watched as casualties mount.
Y and hairy -- patrolling this area near Tucson in December.
Prosecutors -- this man pulled the trigger but the search for justice won't end there anybody who put.
These weapons.
In the killer's hands.
May be liable Paul Charlton was Arizona's US attorney for seven years.
I have never seen an investigation in which guns were intentionally allowed.
To walk.
That sort of thing doesn't happen ought not to happen.
But in operation fast and furious it did.
Exposing the US government to liability Brian Kerry's loss was preventable it was it was regrettable and preventable congressman Darrell -- it called for hearings after alerting the ATF help -- Thousands of guns to known criminals.
I just let's -- with -- and I just.
I didn't believe it at first.
The -- -- says it doesn't want US officials prosecuted criminally in Brian's death.
But civil court is something else it.
If the evidence shows.
That Brian's.
Death was approximately clause.
By the negligence.
Of the government and there may be a cause of action.
-- -- -- the filing of -- is not certain.
That is yet to come for the attorneys to decide that people aren't -- watching thank -- we have -- fight words.