Eric Holder Resigns

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Attorney General Eric Holder to Resign
Sep 25, 2014, 1:33 PM ET
By PIERRE THOMAS, MIKE LEVINE, JACK DATE and JACK CLOHERTY



Attorney General Eric Holder -- the first African-American to be the nation's top cop -- will announce later today that he is resigning, a Justice Department official told ABC News.

The announcement comes after nearly six years at the helm of the department that were marked by both highs and lows for a man who came in to revamp what many considered a demoralized and scandal-plagued institution.

Under Holder's leadership, the Justice Department saw "historic gains in the areas of criminal justice reform and civil rights enforcement," particularly on the issues of gay rights, sentencing reform and voting rights, and in the coming Holder is expected to impose new curbs on racial profiling in law enforcement, a department official told ABC News.

In a recent interview with ABC News' Pierre Thomas, Holder described his time leading the Justice Department as "demanding" but "the honor of my professional life," serving the American people.

"I hope I've done a good job," he said. "I've certainly tried to do as good a job as I can. There are sacrifices that I've had to make, that my family has had to make."

Holder became a lightning rod for Republicans, who held him in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over documents related to the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal. An independent inspector general's investigation cleared Holder of any wrongdoing in developing the tactics or cases behind Fast and Furious.

In addition, Holder was forced to revise how the Justice Department handles journalists after an uproar over the department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records and the department dubbing one journalist a "criminal co-conspirator."

Among his other "key accomplishments," according to the Justice Department, are his declining to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, which barred the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, and extending federal benefits to same-sex couples. The department also says Holder has been "vindicate[d]" over the use of federal civilian court to prosecute terrorism suspects, and Holder recently said that if 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Muhammad and his co-conspirators had been prosecuted in Manhattan -- as he originally planned -- they would already have been convicted and sentenced.

Holder's resignation will be announced by President Obama at a White House event this afternoon. Holder will stay on as attorney general until a successor is confirmed by the Senate, potentially into the new year.

Holder has been discussing his plans with President Obama for months, and he made a final decision after an hour-long talk with the president over Labor Day weekend, according to the Justice Department official.

Holder has worked at the Justice Department for a total of 26 years, serving at almost every level, according to the department. After working as a career prosecutor on corruption cases and in other positions, President Bill Clinton appointed him to be the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. He served in that role until 1997, when he was appointed Deputy Attorney General, according to the Justice Department.

Holder is married to Dr. Sharon Malone and has three children.

In light of the recent unrest in Ferguson, Mo., after he officially steps down Holder wants "to continue helping to restore trust between law enforcement and minority communities," the Justice Department said. "As a career prosecutor with strong relationships with law enforcement, as well as the first African-American Attorney General who retains deep ties to leading civil rights organizations, Holder is uniquely positioned to help lead such a project.

Eric stayed as AG longer from his attention before Ace turns this thread into SEE I'M RIGHT jazz.

 

[D-rock]

All things considered he really was a bad attorney general. There was just too many shady things that happened under his watch and too much corruption. Not that other recent AGs were better, but that in no way excuses him.

 

[Deepcover]

I'm gonna miss that guy...

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

I hope that cunt goes to prison.

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

I hope that cunt goes to prison.

I agree put him in a cell with W and Cheney lets start holding these crooks accountable!!!!

 

[Will E Worm]

Great news.

Now he can be sent to the electric chair for treason.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

upload gif from url

 

[georges]

send this piece of shit to guantanamo

 

[pool_hustler]

According to corpulent (nice way of saying fat fuck) drug addicted huckster Rush Limbaugh, Holder's next stop might be the Supreme Court.

One can well imagine the hand wringing, pearl clutching apoplexy THAT would cause :1orglaugh

 

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send this piece of shit to guantanamo

I agree put him in a cell with W and Cheney lets start holding these crooks accountable!!!!

A Pile on fool as a mod.

Viva La France
Hahaha Georges on international hate in a country he doesn't live in.

What a winner!

 

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And the real joke is fast and furious was started in W's administration!

Die hard Republicans are the reason I call Americans stupid like Ace Boobtoucher's made up images for his disdain. Relax fool, both parties do it on Google Images and the way you know how to do it you must be one of those people .

Die hard far right GOP supporters are sheep that read on the net on GOP sites that preach hate but no compromise. You know, like Nazi Germany propaganda .

 

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[georges]

Hahaha Georges on international hate in a country he doesn't live in.

The one who is fool is the one who voted vor the Obama administration twice and this depsite their absolute mediocrity and short-sightedness. The conclusion is very simple, you are not well placed to give me moral lessons. France has literally gone to shit because of the unable to think flabby testicle and cuntwipe leader which has only 13% of favorable opinions.

 

[Supafly]

The usual crowd spreading the usual hate. And, as stated above, misinformed, too.

Good men get fire from FOX etc and the misinformed believe this crap

 

[Johan]

From the moment Holder's sucessor will be announced, how much time before Fox News or Rush Limbaugh or Laura Ingraham or Ann Coulter will call him "even worst than Eric Holder" ?

 

[CrimsonBolt]

Viva La France

it's VIVE not VIVA, viva is Spanish not French

 

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it's VIVE not VIVA, viva is Spanish not French

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to ObsessedByDark again.

French Grammar Police!

LOL merci on the correction. To bad the French guy didn't correct me instead of another Obama voters rant.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

And the real joke is fast and furious was started in W's administration!

Die hard Republicans are the reason I call Americans stupid like Ace Boobtoucher's made up images for his disdain. Relax fool, both parties do it on Google Images and the way you know how to do it you must be one of those people .

Die hard far right GOP supporters are sheep that read on the net on GOP sites that preach hate but no compromise. You know, like Nazi Germany propaganda .

Are you fucking kidding me!?!?! You lefttard, whiney little sitbags are no different...in fact your worse, because you scream how bad we are, while doing the same shit, and then try and give all of our hard earned money to a bunch of lazy welfare slugs, that could go to work, but find it easier to vote in sympathetic assclowns that would rather spread around other peoples hard earned money, while using the Constitution as their toilet paper. Even if Fast Even if fast and furious was started under bush, the 2 federal agents died on holders watch. He was just as bad, if not worse then ashcroft...and maybe if you took your lips off of obamas cock long enough to look around, you would realize what a hypocrite you really are, when it comes to republicans supporting their point of view...because YOU, are the poster child for left wing ignorance.

 

[panther]

He should challenge Hillary. 98% of the Black voters will support him and those who do not have ID's. Oh wait a minute.......Hilllary may steal of some as she is the wife first Black President.

 

[pool_hustler]

From the moment Holder's sucessor will be announced, how much time before Fox News or Rush Limbaugh or Laura Ingraham or Ann Coulter will call him "even worst than Eric Holder" ?

one or two microseconds