The MSM is blithely ignoring a much bigger coverup than Watergate or Bush's dismissal of a few lawyers. No one died because of Watergate and the lawyers dismissal, at best, broke a couple of civil service regulations.
The ATF, DEA and FBI are involved. Acting BATF Director Melson is refusing to be Oabama's fall guy. He used to be a professional civil servant before he took the appointment. Probably, the worst Obama can do to him is fire him. At which time he can either take retirement, or go back to his old civil service job.
In the true style of Cleon, the adminstration tried to use it in a demogogic fashion to attack the NRA. But, like an overloaded blundebuss, it blew in their faces.
Issa needs to get a contempt of congress approval from the House, so the courts can order records to be presented (unredacted) and demand witness appear.