U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down – Reuters

26/09/2014

Attorney General Eric Holder wipes tears as President Barack Obama announces Holder's resignation in the White House State Dining Room, September 25, 2014

(Reuters) – Eric Holder said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. attorney general, setting up a potentially bruising Senate fight to confirm a successor who can tackle a long list of pending challenges at the Justice Department.

Holder, an unapologetic liberal voice and one of President Barack Obama’s closest allies, will remain in office until a successor is nominated and confirmed. His nearly six-year term, marked by civil rights advances and frequent fights with Congress, made him one of the nation’s longest serving attorneys generals.

“I will never leave the work. I will continue to serve,” Holder, with Obama at his side, said during a brief White House announcement of his departure….

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