Eric Holder To Step Down As Attorney General

NPR ^ | 09/25/2014 | Carrie Johnson

[Pyro7480]

Eric Holder Jr., the nation's first black U.S. attorney general, is preparing to announce his resignation Thursday after a tumultuous tenure marked by civil rights advances, national security threats, reforms to the criminal justice system and five and a half years of fights with Republicans in Congress.

Two sources familiar with the decision tell NPR that Holder, 63, intends to leave the Justice Department as soon as his successor is confirmed, a process that could run through 2014 and even into next year. A former U.S. government official says Holder has been increasingly "adamant" about his desire to leave soon for fear he otherwise could be locked in to stay for much of the rest of President Obama's second term.

[PilotDave]

I have a bad feeling he will run for president..

[redreno]

Eric Holder resigning. Here’s to hoping for blind justice again and not racist justice.

[OrangeHoof]

Eric Holder Jr., the nation's first black U.S. attorney general, is preparing to announce his resignation Thursday after a tumultuous tenure marked by selective law enforcement, failure to prosecute any of numerous lawbreakers within the administration, openly urging citizens to violate laws he didn't agree with and five and a half years of fights with Republicans in Congress. Edited to remove liberal bias.

[stevie_d_64]

He’ll leave with a laminated presidential pardon in his hip pocket...

[stevie_d_64]

[Ingtar]

Next stop: SCOTUS. Bank on it.

Coupled with Ginsburg comments, I would not bet against this.

[Beagle8U]

Holder was on the news at least 4-5 months ago and said he was leaving before the new year.

[laplata]

Iowahawk said that Rosemary Lehmberg will be his replacement.

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She’d stay drunk.

[stevie_d_64]

He may try for SCOTUS...But with his baggage...

I would hope that if the republidiots get the Senate back, they won’t even try...

[clintonh8r]

He already made his millions during and after the Clinton years. His desire is for power. He will be the next SCOTUS nominee.

[servo1969]

Who is the POS that Obama will want to take his place?

You know they will be a racist True Believer.

Are there any transsexual lawyers he can nominate?

[Red Badger]

Drink up!................

[ilovesarah2012]

Bet it’s a muslim.

[dfwgator]

Who is the POS that Obama will want to take his place?

I guarantee it will not be a white, heterosexual male.

[C210N]

They won’t have the votes in the senate after November. No. he’s never going to be on that court.

Do you mean on or after January?

Seems to me there is time in the lame-duck for a replacement, pick one, {holder/ginzburg}

[Ingtar]

They could try to ram him through during the lame duck session.

[9YearLurker]

Thanks. A couple of Democrat Senators up in 2016 may be hesitant to vote for Barry’s Leftists, however.

[Lexinom]

That’s radical, dude!

[stevie_d_64]

Well, if the hole is about the size of a golfball...

I say “Ram Away”!!! I will do what I can to help...

[servo1969]

I wonder what the status of Holder’s hard drives are right this second?