Political Quotes

Eric Holder: “I have great faith in Merrick and the people at the Justice Department. We won`t really know how aggressive they have…”

On the recordMay 9, 2022
I have great faith in Merrick and the people at the Justice Department. We won`t really know how aggressive they have been until they are before a camera and announcing a decision either to indict certain people or not indict certain people. Here`s my prediction. At some point, people at the Justice Department, perhaps that prosecutor in Atlanta, are going to have to make a determination about whether or not they want to indict Donald Trump.
Said by
Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Eric Holder expresses confidence in the Justice Department's investigation and suggests that Donald Trump may need to be indicted.

Share

More from Eric Holder

Mar 13, 2023

It's a pretty breathtaking thing what Republicans are trying to do in North Carolina.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jun 27, 2023

The fact that it was included in the indictment that was returned in Florida is an indication I think that the Justice Department is confident that it is going to be able to prove that in fact, those documents that he had in his hands were…

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 13, 2025

In this moment, steps must be taken to respond to the authoritarian measures being considered in certain states and now so brazenly taken in Texas.

cbsnews.com
Sep 18, 2026

What worries me about this moment now is that this administration, aided by this Supreme Court, is bound and determined to take us back to a time that I thought, that we all thought, that might have been behind us,’’

marylandmatters.org

Other voices in this conversation