who was obamas attorney general holder

by Dr. Rhett Emard 3 min read

Eric Himpton Holder Jr.
(born January 21, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015. Holder, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama, was the first African American to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General.

What was the name of Obama's Attorney General nominee?

Feb 04, 2022 · February 4, 2022 admin News, Politics 0. Former Obama administration Attorney General Eric Holder is dead today, under what authorities describe as : “mysterious circumstances.”. His death precedes his expected appearance at several “Obamagate” hearings coming up in the next few months. Holder, 51, was identified by former boy whore Joe Barron …

Who is the 83rd Attorney General?

Sep 29, 2014 · Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement Thursday that he is resigning, effective when his successor is confirmed, is welcome news. As John Fund and I outline in our recent book, “Obama’s ...

How did Loretta Lynch become Attorney General?

Answer (1 of 2): He had two: Eric Holder and then Loretta Lynch Eric is the one who got Marc Rich pardoned for Bill Clinton, in return for a huge financial donation. Money buys justice or injustice. Loretta was the one who met with Bill Clinton on the …

When did Kamala Harris become Attorney General?

Nov 18, 2008 · CBS News has learned that long-time Washington insider Eric Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be attorney general.

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What is Eric Holder famous for?

In 1993 Pres. Bill Clinton nominated Holder to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Confirmed by the Senate later that year, he became the first African American to head the country's largest U.S. attorney's office.Jan 17, 2022

Where is Eric Holder today?

Holder was arrested on April 2, 2019, and has remained in jail since then.Sep 23, 2021

Who was the deputy attorney general under Obama?

Sally Quillian Yates (born Sally Caroline Quillian; 1960) is an American lawyer. From 2010 to 2015, she was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2015, she was appointed United States Deputy Attorney General by President Barack Obama.

Who is Loretta Lynch Where is she from?

Greensboro, North CarolinaLoretta Lynch was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. The family relocated to Durham when she was six years old. Her parents experienced the injustices of racial segregation. Surviving the Jim Crow South shaped how they raised their three children.Mar 13, 2020

Who was the attorney general under Trump?

Jeff SessionsOfficial portrait, 201784th United States Attorney GeneralIn office February 9, 2017 – November 7, 2018PresidentDonald Trump33 more rows

How old is Nipsey?

33 years (1985–2019)Nipsey Hussle / Age at death

Who were Obama's cabinet members?

Cabinet officials on January 20, 2017The Obama CabinetOfficeNameSecretary of AgricultureTom VilsackSecretary of CommerceGary LockeJohn Bryson107 more rows

Who is the female attorney general?

Janet RenoPresidentBill ClintonDeputyPhilip Heymann Jamie Gorelick Eric HolderPreceded byWilliam BarrSucceeded byJohn Ashcroft16 more rows

Who are Eric Holder's parents?

Eric Himpton Holder, SrMiriam HolderEric H. Holder, Jr./Parents

Is Loretta Lynch black?

Lynch is a Harvard Law School graduate. ... In April 2015, Lynch was confirmed by the Senate by a 56–43 vote, making her the second African American, the second woman and the first African-American woman to be confirmed for the position. She was sworn in as Attorney General in April 2015.

Who is Eric Holder's wife?

Sharon MaloneEric H. Holder, Jr. / Wife (m. 1990)

Who is Loretta Lynch married to?

Stephen HargroveLoretta Lynch / Spouse (m. 2007)

Why was Obama's first AG held in contempt of Congress?

He was the only AG ever held in contempt of Congress charges. This was for refusing to address the concerns of Congress related to the Fast and Furious campaign.

Who is Joe Hoft?

Joe Hoft is the twin brother of TGP's founder, Jim Hoft, and a contributing editor at TGP. Joe's reporting is often months ahead of the Mainstream media as was observed in his reporting on the Mueller sham investigation, the origins of the China coronavirus, and 2020 Election fraud. Joe was a corporate executive in Hong Kong for a decade and has years of experience in finance, IT, operations and auditing around the world. The knowledge gained in his career provide him with a unique perspective of current events in the US and globally. He has ten degrees or designations and is the author of three books. His new book: 'In God We Trust: Not in Lying Liberal Lunatics' is out now - please take a look and buy a copy.

Who is Jim Hoft's brother?

Joe Hoft. Joe Hoft is the twin brother of TGP's founder, Jim Hoft, and a contributing editor at TGP. Joe's reporting is often months ahead of the Mainstream media as was observed in his reporting on the Mueller sham investigation, the origins of the China coronavirus, and 2020 Election fraud.

Is the Arizona Senate auditing the 2020 election?

Unfortunately for Holder, the Constitution of the US and of Arizona allows the Arizona Senate to perform an audit of the county’s 2020 Election results. Interfering with this audit would be against the US and Arizona state constitutions and would therefore be illegal. The Democrats are trying to label the audit a mess.

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Overview

Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American lawyer who served as the 83rd attorney general of the United States from 2015 to 2017. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Holder and previously served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under both Presidents Bill Clinton(1999–2001) and Obama (2010–2015). As a U.S. at…

Early life and education

Lynch was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her mother, Lorine Lynch, a school librarian, and her father, Lorenzo Lynch, a Baptist minister, both graduated from the HBCU Shaw University. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded on the campus of Shaw University. As a child, she spent hours with her father, watching court proceedings in the courthouse of Durham, North Carolina. Her early interest in court proceedings was increased by …

Career

Lynch's first job in the legal field was working as a litigation associate for Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York City. She joined the Eastern District as a drug and violent-crime prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's office in 1990. From 1994 to 1998, she served as the chief of the Long Island office and worked on several political corruption cases involving the government of Brookhaven, New York. From 1998 to 1999, she was the chief assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District and headed …

Attorney General of the United States

On November 8, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Lynch for the position of U.S. Attorney General, to succeed Eric Holder, who had previously announced his resignation, pending confirmation of his replacement. She was confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 26, 2015, and approved by the Senate in a 56–43 vote on April 23, thereby becoming the firs…

Hillary Clinton email investigation

In early March 2016, hackers working with Dutch intelligence had reportedly provided a highly classified Russian government document to the FBI. The document, which had "possible translation issues," had purportedly contained a memorialization of an alleged conversation between Lynch and Amanda Renteria. One of the allegations within the document reportedly said that Renteria had been assured that "Lynch would keep the Clinton investigation from going too …

Personal life

Lynch married Stephen Hargrove in 2007. She uses her married name, Loretta Lynch Hargrove in her personal life. Her husband has two children from a previous marriage.

See also

• List of African-American United States Cabinet Secretaries
• List of female United States Cabinet Secretaries

Further reading

• "BBC Radio 4 - Profile, Loretta Lynch". BBC Online. May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.