“The United States wins its point whenever justice is done its citizens in the courts.”
Jay, at long last, you've prevailed. Congratulations! It's been a tough road for you.
"In the court’s view, the actions of these ATF employees indisputably breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing." The Judge said it very well.
Now, if fellow ATF employees treat an agent like this, how do they treat ordinary citizens caught up in their web? With "good faith and fair dealing"? How about "Fast & Furious"?
We must ask ourselves, "How did these ATF employees learn how to breach 'the covenant of good faith and fair dealing'?" Where did they get that kind of training? Is that the institutional culture? Did those ATF employees practice on ordinary citizens before getting rewarded and promoted?
Every time an ATF employee swears to false and misleading information, and misrepresent the law in an affidavit presented to a Magistrate Judge, or give false testimony in court, are they in training for management?
Of course, there are ATF employees with integrity, good judgement, and who are honest. But it's also clear that too many lack those traits.