Gingrich Calls Justice Department Raid On Guitar Company ‘Out Of Tune’

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In an opinion piece published today, Newt Gingrich accused the Obama administration of engaging in a ‘vendetta’ against the Gibson Guitar Company, which was raided by the Justice Department earlier this month on suspicion that Gibson had illegally imported wood from Madagascar and India. The former Speaker was horrified that the Justice Department would waste the resources of 26 agents to raid the ‘small business’ when they could have been used to secure our borders or ‘hunt down terrorists.’

Gingrich called the raid ‘insanity’ and asked Congress to investigate
the ‘bizarre events and the Obama appointees responsible.’

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