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Press Corps laugh at Obama spokesman's explanation on Fast and Furious:

Carney countered by saying that “the tactic began in the previous administration.” He was referring then to Operation Wide Receiver, in which the United States allowed guns to walk as part of an operation coordinated with the Mexican government track weapons smuggled from the United States to Mexico. Operation Fast and Furious, which allowed thousands of guns to enter Mexico, was not disclosed to the Mexican government. “At no time did we know or were we made aware that there might have been arms trafficking permitted,” Mexican Attorney General Marisela Morales told the L.A. Times. “In no way would we have allowed it, because it is an attack on the safety of Mexicans.”

As Carney continued to field questions, he appeared to forget the family name of border patrol agent Brian Terry, who was death ignited the investigation after he was killed by drug smugglers armed with weapons obtained through Operation Fast and Furious.

“We have provided Congress every document that pertains to the operation itself that is at issue here when you talk about the family that you referred to,” Carney said. When Tapper provided him the name, he repeated it — “the Terry family.”

And when Carney said that Obama’s decision to assert executive privilege over documents subpoenaed by Congress was “entirely about principle,” reporters openly laughed.