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President Obama expected to nominate Loretta Lynch as Attorney General
CNN.com ^ | 11/07/2014 | Evan Perez

Posted on 11/07/2014 8:39:03 AM PST by GIdget2004

Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn, is expected to be President Barack Obama's pick for Attorney General, U.S. officials briefed on the matter told CNN.

An announcement is expected in the coming days, though timing is complicated by the president's plans to travel to Asia this weekend.

Lynch is a popular prosecutor who is in her second stint as US Attorney in New York's eastern district, appointed by President Obama in 2010 and also serving in the same post from 1999-2001 under President Bill Clinton.

White House principal deputy press secretary Eric Schultz told CNN in a statement "We don't have any personnel updates for you, and I'm certainly not going to speculate on any decisions before the President announces them."

U.S. Officials says the President's decision is not official until there is a formal announcement from the White House.

Lynch would be the second woman to serve as Attorney General and second African American to hold the post.

Lynch served on the trial team that prosecuted and won convictions against New York City police officers for violating the civil rights of Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant who police sodomized.

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1 posted on 11/07/2014 8:39:03 AM PST by GIdget2004
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To: GIdget2004

Lynch. Kind of a harsh name for an African American, if you ask me.


2 posted on 11/07/2014 8:40:51 AM PST by fhayek
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To: GIdget2004
Let's hope she lives up to her name.

Leni

3 posted on 11/07/2014 8:41:04 AM PST by MinuteGal
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To: GIdget2004

They’re going to have a Lynch Party?


4 posted on 11/07/2014 8:41:29 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: GIdget2004

Oh...she’s black....who would have guessed....and female....who would have guessed...


5 posted on 11/07/2014 8:41:35 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: GIdget2004

If I were the Republicans, I’d say the nomination is DOA.

Just because.


6 posted on 11/07/2014 8:42:13 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: GIdget2004

Stand by your....DoJ......


7 posted on 11/07/2014 8:42:19 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: GIdget2004

Who is this lady


8 posted on 11/07/2014 8:43:37 AM PST by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: GIdget2004
Lynch would be the second woman to serve as Attorney General and second African American to hold the post.

Eric Holder and Janet Reno.

She's going to have to be really really really corrupt. Those are some legendary names to live up to.

9 posted on 11/07/2014 8:44:14 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: GIdget2004

She seems like the perfect candidate to continue prosecutions of Zimmerman, Wilson, Fergusen police...


10 posted on 11/07/2014 8:44:24 AM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: fhayek

Lynch is indeed a horrible name for a prosecutor, especially a black prosecutor.

But perfect for an Obama appointee.


11 posted on 11/07/2014 8:45:54 AM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: Cowboy Bob
If I were the Republicans, I’d say the nomination is DOA.

Reid's nuclear option is still in effect. If Obama is fast enough, I'm guessing the Republicans will have no say in the matter.

12 posted on 11/07/2014 8:46:35 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: GIdget2004
Soon be time to convene a Senate Judiciary Committee NONconfirmation hearing.

They could subtitle it  Affirmative Nullification

13 posted on 11/07/2014 8:46:52 AM PST by tomkat
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To: GIdget2004

I was hoping it would be Loretta Lynn.


14 posted on 11/07/2014 8:47:00 AM PST by dforest
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To: GIdget2004
I hope Mitch and Cochran have some stout young fellows to hold up their feeble geriatric carcasses as they droolingly stumble forward to confirm this Left Wing Lulu. Perhaps when they vote to confirm her, they might wear their Trayvon Hoodies?
O yeah, Baby! Let's make sure the Michael Brown Family is released from custody to join the cheering crowds of African-American Federal employees given time off for the occasion. Koom - bye-yah. Set my people free.

CC:
The Most Reverend Al Sharpton

15 posted on 11/07/2014 8:47:32 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (Now all the Republicans need is a PROGRAM, A PLAN, and a LEADER!)
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To: SevenofNine
Who is this lady

I don't know, but I will bet you a steak dinner that she is someone who will not look into voter fraud, the IRS abuses, or labor union corruption.

16 posted on 11/07/2014 8:48:03 AM PST by fhayek
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To: GIdget2004
Looks like Sharpton in drag.


17 posted on 11/07/2014 8:48:04 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: GIdget2004

Shes black so she is prolly there to do some coverup for Eric Holders crimes. You can bank on it

She being black also means more amped up racial jive from our minority occupation regime in DC

Am I prejudiced? No more than Obama. Jarrett, Holder, are so f em

Matter of fact I just had a business transaction with a great Jamaican guy. I take people as they come one by one.


18 posted on 11/07/2014 8:48:35 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle isI am ap to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: GIdget2004

Outside of being a black woman, what are her qualifications?


19 posted on 11/07/2014 8:48:49 AM PST by Ophiucus
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To: GIdget2004
“Lynch served on the trial team that prosecuted and won convictions against New York City police officers for violating the civil rights of Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant who police sodomized.”

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So I guess she will continue the DOJ’s favorite pastime. Looking for phony racism under every rock.

20 posted on 11/07/2014 8:49:00 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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