The top deputy to Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation on Thursday amid revelations that Operation Fast and Furious scandal guns were used to harm Americans in Phoenix in 2013, a development top congressional Republicans say President Obama’s administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan militant already behind bars was indicted Tuesday on new charges arising from the 2012 Benghazi attacks, including crimes punishable by the death penalty, the Justice Department said. The new 18-count grand jury indictment, which includes
Any nominee to replace Attorney General Eric Holder must oppose the president’s planned executive amnesty, or risk not being confirmed into the position, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said in a written statement exclusive to Breitbart News. “By announcing his plans
When you’re going head-to-head with a deliberately obstructionist Department of Justice (DOJ), it’s important to set deadlines. I am pleased to report that the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia has ruled that the DOJ must submit a
The replacement for Attorney General Eric Holder must oppose President Barack Obama’s planned executive amnesty and other executive overreaches, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told Breitbart News on Tuesday evening. In a statement provided to Breitbart News on Tuesday, McConnell
If one is looking for reasons why Washington has become so caustic, divisive and bitter, look no further than retiring Attorney General Eric Holder. If reports first published by the Los Angeles Times are correct, the always controversial Holder, aged
Conservative filmmaker and author Dinesh D’Souza told Breitbart News that the federal government was “out to get me” and tried but failed to “put me away” during a wide-ranging interview at the National Security Action Summit on Monday. “I know
On Saturday, President Barack Obama said the distrust between police officers and residents in communities like Ferguson, Missouri, after Michael Brown’s death is having a “corrosive effect” on America. Obama addressed the Congressional Black Caucus’ Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington,
J. Christian Adams, a former Justice Department official who served during both the Bush and Obama administrations said that “the law was a suggestion” under Attorney General Eric Holder and “there is a culture of lawlessness in the Justice Department”
The Daily Beast’s Ana Marie Cox criticized Attorney General Eric Holder for his record on civil liberties and dubbed him “the worst Attorney General for journalists, probably in decades” on Saturday’s “Up with Steve Kornacki” on MSNBC. “I’m not so
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told Breitbart News on Friday that he supports a plan by Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to require the candidate to replace Attorney General Eric Holder to publicly disavow President Obama’s planned
On Friday’s “NewsHour” on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to the announcement Attorney General Eric Holder earlier in the week. According to Brooks, Holder had his supporters and detractors on both sides, both of which can be
At Saturday’s Values Voter Summit, conservative talk radio host and scholar Mark Levin called outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder a “coward” for not speaking about radical Islam and challenged President Barack Obama to more forcefully denounce it. “Eric Holder said
Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation comes as no surprise and brings to an end one of the most polarizing tenures of an Attorney General in the Department of Justice’s history. Although Eric Holder should have been fired long ago, having
When contemplating the failure of the War on Poverty after 50 years and $22 trillion spent, I mentioned the outrageous government overhead, waste, and fraud that makes up a big part of that figure. It’s both absurd and immoral to
House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Darrel Issa (R-CA) argued that the timing of Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation was “a political event like so many things the Attorney General has done” on Thursday’s broadcast of “The Kelly File” on the
President Barack Obama compared outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder to Bobby Kennedy, who served in the position during his brother John F. Kennedy’s presidency–a comparison Holder made about himself shortly thereafter. “Bobby Kennedy once said, ‘on this generation of Americans
On Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to the news earlier in the day that Attorney General Eric Holder would be resigning as the nation’s top law enforcement official with a scathing
Despite some claims to the contrary today, Eric Holder was a committed progressive who saw himself as fighting a battle for the “soul of the nation” in hopes that a “liberal renaissance” would took place. After word broke that Eric
On the day Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation, President Barack Obama enacted an executive action on Thursday to allow certain DREAMers to serve in the military and be put on an expedited path to citizenship. Obama vowed to
Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder stepped down saying his work at the Department of Justice over the last six years has significantly improved civil rights in America and, “help to craft a more perfect union.” Holder said, “I come to this
Attorney General Eric Holder choked up during his farewell speech to President Obama on Thursday, remembering their long time together as friends in the administration. Holder called his service under Obama the “greatest honor of my professional life” and thanked
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus praised Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation Thursday, noting that it was “overdue.” “Along with many Republicans, I have repeatedly called for Eric Holder’s resignation. He lost the public’s trust years ago. His departure is
Immediately upon the news that Attorney General Eric Holder would be stepping down from his post at the Department of Justice, NBC “Meet the Press” moderator took to MSNBC’s “NewsNation” to offers his reaction to the news. According to Todd,
Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton said in a statement on Thursday that Attorney General Eric Holder is resigning as his group is close to nailing the Department of Justice on Operation Fast and Furious. Judicial Watch just won a key
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) praised the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday, saying that Holder is the worst attorney general in his lifetime–including John Mitchell, Richard Nixon’s attorney general who went to jail for covering up Watergate. “For
Soon-to-be-former Attorney General Eric Holder, who is resigning his position atop the Department of Justice (DOJ) after years of controversy, will leave behind a role for which many don’t give him credit: He is one of the chief architects of
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) praised the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday in a statement provided exclusively to Breitbart News. “It is good news that Eric Holder has announced his resignation,” Cruz said, adding: Sadly, he has proven
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), one of the first members of Congress to call for Attorney General Eric Holder to resign over Operation Fast and Furious, said it’s a “sad day” in American when the country “rejoices” over the resignation of
Conservative talker Rush Limbaugh said he “can see” Attorney General Eric Holder, who recently announced his resignation from the Department of Justice, being nominated to the Supreme Court on Thursday. “There’s also another possibility regarding Eric Holder … It may
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said in a statement about Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation that Holder “abused his office” and “failed to uphold the values of our Constitution.” “Eric Holder is the
Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), the congressman who introduced Articles of Impeachment against Attorney General Eric Holder, said Thursday it was time Holder resigned from office. He added that he still believes Holder is responsible for “high crimes and misdemeanors,” the
Eric Holder, the most corrupt attorney general in our nation’s history, has finally decided to step down after six scandal-ridden years at the Department of Justice. With the Senate likely to change hands after the midterm elections, the president will want to
Attorney General Eric Holder will resign on Thursday, several media outlets have confirmed. “Attorney General Eric Holder will on Thursday announce his plans to leave his post at the Justice Department once a successor is confirmed, a Justice Department official
Immediately upon hearing the news reported by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, African-American congressional leaders expressed their shock of the news of Eric Holder’s resignation on Thursday at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation panel on African-American voters and the midterm
Attorney General Eric Holder will resign from the Obama administration according to several news reports, after withstanding several scandals and calls for his resignation. An Obama veteran, Holder is the fourth-longest serving attorney general in United States History and one
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Holder, who served as the public face of the Obama administration’s legal fight against terrorism and pushed to make the criminal justice system more even-handed, is resigning after six years on the job. He is the
HOUSTON, Texas–Democratic State Representative Ron Reynolds has made Texas Monthly magazine’s list of Worst Representatives of 2013. He was arrested on 10 counts of barratry in Montgomery County last year. His “ambulance chasing” case is set for trial this October.
Of all the really dumb things that Congress is forced to address, the fact that a bill had to be introduced to prevent government workers from view porn on the government’s dime is really disturbing, yet funny at the same
This article was originally written by Betsy Rothstein and published in the Daily Caller Since when does the Department of Justice coordinate with an obviously liberal media organization to go after a conservative reporter? It’s official: At least since 2011.
