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Eric Holder: “He's a person who believes that a president's supposed to have hands off with his Justice Department. He's a good…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2020
He's a person who believes that a president's supposed to have hands off with his Justice Department. He's a good lawyer.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Holder describes Obama's commitment to DOJ independence.

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