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Eric Holder: “I think the Civil Rights Division has been much energized under Eric Holder. They've been much more aggressive in recent…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2013
I think the Civil Rights Division has been much energized under Eric Holder. They've been much more aggressive in recent years than they were in the Bush administration.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Discussing the potential for federal involvement in the George Zimmerman case.

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