Subject: Congressional Investigations Paper Topic
From: Adaku Onyeka <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked], [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:02:30 -0500

Good morning, Judge Leon and Professor Podesta -

My paper will focus on the investigation of the Department of Justice's
Gun-Trafficking Scandal (aka Operation Fast and Furious). This
investigation was precedential because it was the first time a Cabinet
secretary was held in contempt of Congress, and also the first time the
Obama administration asserted executive privilege to withhold documents
from Congress.

Many media reports found the congressional investigation to be politically
charged. Meanwhile, DOJ's Inspector General quietly conducted its own audit
of the gun-walking scandal. I hope to compare the two investigations to
determine whether the contentious and political nature of the congressional
probe was more or less enlightening than the IG report, or whether there
was little difference between the final products of either investigations.

I have just started my research, so if possible, I'd prefer to have time to
outline the structure of my paper before speaking with you one-on-one.
Therefore, if there are still slots available, I would like to schedule my
conference for next week's class (March 3). Please let me know if there is
any initial feedback you have.

Thank you,

Adaku Onyeka