A.G. Holder announces plans for resignation
September 25, 2014
Washington, D.C.:
United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced his plans for resignation from President Barack Obama's cabinet. The fourth longest tenured attorney general in U.S. history and first African American to hold the post, Holder was a key part of many of the administration's initiatives, as well as being close to many of the controversies. When Holder's successor is confirmed by the United States Senate, he will officially resign his post.[1]
During his tenure as attorney general, the Department of Justice focused heavily on civil rights, lowering mandates on minimum sentencing, overseeing changes to Voter ID requirements and mandating benefits to same-sex marriages.[2] However, he was also close to many of the controversies throughout Obama's administration, including wiretapping journalists, IRS targeting allegations and Operation Fast and Furious.
Under his watch, the Department of Justice's budget increased by more than $3 billion, and he recently announced that, for the first time in more than 30 years, the U.S. prison population dropped between 2013 and 2014.[3][4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ NPR, "Eric Holder To Step Down As Attorney General," September 25, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Attorney General Eric Holder to step down," September 25, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Department of Justice, "Budget and Performance," accessed September 25, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Department of Justice, "One Year After Launching Key Sentencing Reforms, Attorney General Holder Announces First Drop in Federal Prison Population in More Than Three Decades," September 23, 2014
