Sen. Mike Lee Questions Loretta Lynch on DOJ’s ‘Operation Choke Point’

LEE Are you aware ░░░░░░░░ there is a program ░░░░░░░░ Operation Choke Point within ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice and ░░░░░░░░ this program the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice and some other ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement agencies have ░░░░░░░░ some occasions put financial ░░░░░░░░ on legal businesses including ░░░░░░░░ working Americans who happen ░░░░░░░░ be involved in the ░░░░░░░░ of selling firearms and ░░░░░░░░ by essentially telling banks ░░░░░░░░ to do business with ░░░░░░░░ LYNCH I m generally ░░░░░░░░ with the name Operation ░░░░░░░░ Point and my understanding ░░░░░░░░ it with respect to ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice s ░░░░░░░░ work again I haven ░░░░░░░░ been involved in either ░░░░░░░░ implementation or the creation ░░░░░░░░ it but my general ░░░░░░░░ of it is that ░░░░░░░░ looks to target financial ░░░░░░░░ that are involved in ░░░░░░░░ frauds upon consumers in ░░░░░░░░ there might be a ░░░░░░░░ institution that is facilitating ░░░░░░░░ example consumer bank accounts ░░░░░░░░ looted or consumers essentially ░░░░░░░░ are losing their bank ░░░░░░░░ that that s the ░░░░░░░░ of that Again I ░░░░░░░░ not familiar enough with ░░░░░░░░ specifics of it to ░░░░░░░░ about the underlying businesses ░░░░░░░░ the transaction might have ░░░░░░░░ from But that is ░░░░░░░░ understanding of the program ░░░░░░░░ OK I assume it ░░░░░░░░ safe to assume should ░░░░░░░░ be confirmed you will ░░░░░░░░ with me to make ░░░░░░░░ that legitimate law abiding ░░░░░░░░ aren t targeted for ░░░░░░░░ exercising their Second Amendment ░░░░░░░░ LYNCH On that and ░░░░░░░░ other issue of importance ░░░░░░░░ you Senator I look ░░░░░░░░ to hearing your concerns ░░░░░░░░ working with you on ░░░░░░░░ LEE Thank you Thank ░░░░░░░░