Posted on 09/25/2014 7:51:25 AM PDT by 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.
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If the GOP takes the Senate, the confirmation process could be complicated and thwart Obama's nominee. The timing will depend on the midterms.
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”
Good riddance to bad rubbish!
WOW !!
about DAMN time!!!
now maybe we can get someone honest in there who will start prosecuting the black panthers!
Wow. We thought it couldn’t be any worse than Reno, and then we got this filthy racist. It has to get better from here, right? Right?
My concerns also
The new Drone is the Muslim lawyer ?
Next stop: SCOTUS. Bank on it.
Ha! Don’t go to Ft Marcy Park, Ruthie....or ANY other Supreme!!
“Next stop: SCOTUS. Bank on it.”
Exactly. Must be nominated and confirmed by the Senate before the new senators take office in january - just in case the majority flips.
I went from joy to dread in the time it took me to read your post.
God help us all if that becomes reality.
They won’t have the votes in the senate after November. No. he’s never going to be on that court.
Just trying to get his successor confirmed by the Harry Reid Nuclear Option Senate while there is still time.
Broken. By him.
New Attorney general......Van Jones...
He isn’t leaving any time soon.
“as soon as his successor is confirmed, a process that could run through 2014 and even into next year”
I won’t celebrate even though I’m relieved to see him go. I remember that Kerry followed Clinton causing a big argument in my family as to was the worst of the two. It does make the Senate election more interesting and important.
Reading this article seems like it came directly from the White House.
Guest commentator on MSNBC.....or ESPN.
PREDICTION-—
Job goes to a Hispanic of some kind. Who is also female or gay, or transexual or lesbian. Might even be an Hispanic from Samoa or the Aleutian Islands if these is such a thing
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