The Justice Department 's independent inspector-general is conducting its own investigation of Fast and Furious , and President Barack Obama told ABC News in October that `` people who screwed up will be held accountable . '' NEW : Issa threatens Holder with contempt over gun probe . A Democratic report blames agents in Washington for Fast and Furious . A top Mexican critic calls it `` a knee-jerk defense '' of Arizona allies . The botched investigation allowed one of guns to reach Republican drug gangs .
NEW : Issa threatens Holder with contempt over gun probe . A Democratic report blames agents in Washington for Fast and Furious . A top Mexican critic calls it `` a knee-jerk defense '' of Arizona allies . The botched investigation allowed one of guns to reach Republican drug gangs .