There are reports that Eric Holder will announce his resignation today.\u00a0 This apparently is to take effect when his replacement has been confirmed.\u00a0 We are about to see the confirmation challenge of the Century.\u00a0 Holder has been the shield and defender for this administration from day one.\u00a0 He has enabled if not managed the cover-ups of Benghazi, Fast & Furious, the IRS and more.\u00a0 It is the attorney general who decides what documents to release and more importantly, it is the attorney general who decides whether or not to appoint a special prosecutor.<\/p>\n
Even if Democrats miraculously maintain control of the Senate, there will be enormous pressure for Obama to replace Holder with a traditional attorney general who will not play partisan politics.\u00a0 I remember that Watergate exploded only after Nixon\u2019s attorney general John Mitchell resigned.\u00a0 His replacement, Elliot Richardson refused to fire the special prosecutor upon Nixon\u2019s order.\u00a0 Richardson had promised congress, during the confirmation hearings that he would not interfere with the special prosecutor.\u00a0 He kept that promise.<\/p>\n
If Republicans win control of the Senate they will never confirm another Attorney General like Holder.\u00a0 Even if they don\u2019t win control of the Senate they will never confirm another Attorney General like holder.\u00a0 It is guaranteed that the next Attorney General will be required to make an Elliot Richardson type of promise and that will change everything overnight.<\/p>\n
We may never know the real reason for this decision by Holder.\u00a0 It is even possible that he also was asked to do something even he wouldn\u2019t do.\u00a0 In any event it is \u201cHold out and Hold on\u201d<\/strong> on because there is a lot of stormy weather ahead.<\/p>\n TDM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are reports that Eric Holder will announce his resignation today.\u00a0 This apparently is to take effect when his replacement has been confirmed.\u00a0 We are about to see the confirmation challenge of the Century.\u00a0 Holder has been the shield and … Continue reading