Fast and Furious

Mexico's President Lopez Obrador is asking the Trump administration for help in learning more about the Obama administration's Fast and Furious endeavor. Was it a scheme to stop cross-border smuggling? Glenn Reynolds writes,

...It was a scheme to send traceable guns to Mexico where their use in crime would be an excuse for stricter gun laws in America. It was another political abuse of law enforcement power, of the sort that was common under Obama, and the Trump Administration should help Mexico get to the bottom of it, and ensure that the wrongdoers are punished appropriately.

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