Eric Holder Resigns from Attorney General
AG Holder thanks medical staff earlier today while departing @MedStarWHC pic.twitter.com/PU5e0Hbhkh
— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) February 27, 2014
Eric Holder Resigns from Attorney General – United States Attorney General Eric Holder has announced he is resigning from his position at the Justice Department. He will remain Attorney General until a new person is nominated and confirmed.
Holder was one of the longest serving attorney generals the United States has ever had. His term spanned almost 6 years, and survived many controversies from marijuana law reform to the Fast and Furious gun scandal, and much more.
Though unusual for an Attorney General, Holder gained most of his attention and criticism for those he chose (whether his decision or not) not to prosecute in court, such as the Wall Street firms responsible for the 2007-2009 recession.
The next Attorney General will have a long list of issue to deal with at the United States Justice Department including ISIS, problems with banks, gun control, dealing (or not dealing) with Edward Snowden, privacy rights, nonviolent drug offender prosecution, America’s prison systems, immigration; the list goes on.
Eric Holder has been one of Obama’s closest allies in the political world. He has faced harsh criticism from Republicans as well as opposing advocates for many of the issues he has taken a side on.
Though Holder has no verified plans for work after he leaves his position as Attorney general, some sources claim he told friends he plans on working at helping establish better relations between minority communities and law enforcement officers.
It will be difficult for President Obama to find a new Attorney General who will be willing to deal with all of the urgent, pressing issues and controversies our time presents.
