Politics
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder stepping down later this year
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured), will step down this year, he said in an interview with the New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin in the magazine’s February 17 edition.
In a feature article, Holder said he plans on staying in his position“well into” the year.
Last November, Holder, the first African American Attorney General of the United States, told CBS News he didn’t have “any plans” to step down.
Holder has made voting rights the test case of his tenure. He has been a vocal critic of the Supreme Court case that invalidated key parts of the Voting Rights Act.
Read more: The Washington Times