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Eric Holder

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Eric Holder is a prominent Democratic attorney and former U.S. Attorney General, serving under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2015. Born on January 21, 1951, in the District of Columbia, Holder was the first African American to hold the position of Attorney General. He is known for his work on civil rights issues, criminal justice reform, and voting rights. During his tenure, he emphasized the importance of addressing systemic inequalities and was involved in high-profile cases, including those related to gun control and immigration reform.

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Jul 15, 2022

I think we`re going to see indictments here. Now, I don`t know if they`re going to involve ultimately, the president. But I think those near to him have criminal liability.

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May 25, 2022

Well, we`ve made little or no progress.

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May 25, 2022

If America can see what I`m seeing up here today, this nation will move.

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May 25, 2022

We could move this nation.

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May 25, 2022

There`s a whole range of things that the American people agree on.

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May 25, 2022

They`ve maintained their gerrymandered power and frustrated the desire of people in the state.

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May 25, 2022

You don`t see that in law.

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May 25, 2022

That was largely because of an increase in the population 90% of which was Hispanic people.

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May 19, 2022

And unless we have the kind of courage that Alice Paul, Thomas Dorr exhibited in the past, in addition to the other people we mentioned in the book, we could lose our democracy.

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May 19, 2022

We cannot allow what happened on January 6 to go unpunished, because then it would invite something like that to happen again in the future.

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May 19, 2022

I think people at the Justice Department are certainly going to be examined. Certainly people who were involved in the matter actually there on January 6 and people who directed them.

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May 19, 2022

If you care about climate, if you care about a woman`s right to choose, if you care about protecting the right to vote, all these things are directly connected to making sure that our system of democracy works.

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May 19, 2022

Every Republican needs to be asked, Do you think that Joe Biden is the legitimately elected President of the United States or do you think that the election was stolen from Donald Trump?

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May 19, 2022

We have to fight Republicans who like Republicans in Ohio, who are basically not paying attention to the Supreme Court there.

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May 19, 2022

The person who appears to want to substitute his candidate Donald Trump for the legitimately elected person, Joe Biden, should not be the next Governor of Pennsylvania.

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May 19, 2022

If it finds sufficient information and proof of intent that would have to indict Donald Trump and hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn the election.

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May 19, 2022

Republicans just ink that into democracy. That’s just the reality.

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May 19, 2022

Given what we have learned, I think that he probably has to be held accountable.

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May 11, 2022

I think all of these things are pushing me towards the very distinct possibility of an indictment of a former president, people around him, cabinet members, people who served at the Justice Department have to be seriously considered.

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May 10, 2022

Well, yes, I mean, we won a case in Alabama with two Trump judges, who said black people in Alabama do not have adequate representation when it comes to the congressional delegation. You need to redraw the maps in such a way they do have…

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May 10, 2022

Well, I think we need to be extremely concerned about that.

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May 10, 2022

That is a real concern. That is a real, real concern. What will they do?

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May 10, 2022

They have turned their back on precedent in reaching this apparent decision about Roe vs. Wade.

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May 10, 2022

The reality is that they came pretty close in 2020. And, as you say, with the replacement of these regular Republicans, like the guy Vandevelde (ph) in Michigan, potentially what they`re trying to do with Georgia state officials as well…

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May 10, 2022

This is a court that is -- at least with regard to five of its members, are pretty radical, and not at all feeling that they have to be bound by the notion of precedence.

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