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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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May 10, 2022

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

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May 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…

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May 9, 2022

We should do away with partisan gerrymandering.

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May 9, 2022

The system is not right. The system needs to be changed. And we need to bring about the structural changes that will put us back to being with a democracy that we talked about in our funding documents.

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May 9, 2022

Former Attorney General Eric Holder now says Donald Trump should be indicted.

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May 9, 2022

I don`t think there`s any question that, as I`ve said, by the end of this investigative process, you`re going to find the Donald Trump has done the necessary things to meet all of the elements, variety of statutes, and also we have showed…

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May 9, 2022

But if nothing else Donald Trump was a norm breaker, and he has taken us to a place where a consideration of a prosecution of a former president, and his closest allies.

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May 9, 2022

Indicting a former president brings into bear a whole bunch of things. It`s going to be unbelievably divisive.

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May 9, 2022

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

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May 9, 2022

Yes, that is a no-brainer.

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May 9, 2022

By the end of this investigative process, you`re going to find that Donald Trump has done the necessary things to meet all of the elements of a variety of statutes, and also will be have shown to have the requisite intent in doing those…

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May 9, 2022

I am an institutionalist. My initial thought was not to indict the former president out of concern of what how divisive it would be. But given what we have learned, I think that he probably has to be held accountable.

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May 8, 2022

I think that there`s going to be significant factual information and I think that there`s going to be sufficient proof of intent. And then the question becomes, what`s the impact of such an indictment?

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May 8, 2022

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.

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May 8, 2022

There should just be an indictment, that that might be what needs to happen.

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Apr 17, 2022

Mike Lee must be confronted about his -- quote -- 'actions to subvert our electoral process and held accountable.'

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Apr 17, 2022

He must be held accountable for engaging with that coup plot amidst all of these new texts that are leaking out.

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Jan 19, 2022

Yes, it`s likely that this is not going to be a good night for democracy. But that doesn`t mean that the battle ends tonight. It means that, you know, I`ll be working with Marc, and we`ll be coming up with more lawsuits.

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Jan 19, 2022

We stand for democracy. We stand for the voters having a say in the direction of this nation.

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Jan 19, 2022

Our democracy is at stake... The passage of these bills is critical. The voter suppression that`s going on is unbelievable.

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Jan 19, 2022

I think that the use of the seditious conspiracy charge is something that is extremely significant.

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Jan 14, 2022

We have to get ready for the possibility that these bills are not going to become law. And so, we`re going to continue doing work that I`ve been doing with the National Democratic redistricting committee to fight partisan and racial…

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Dec 9, 2021

The measures that are before the Senate, the John Lewis Advancement -- Voting Rights Advancement bill, the Freedom to Vote Act, which is authored by Senator Manchin are both really good pieces of legislation that deserve a vote, that…

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Dec 9, 2021

The filibuster has to be modified or it has to be done away with. It's an arcane Senate procedure.

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Dec 9, 2021

If you care about a woman's right to choose, if you care about healthcare, the expansion of Medicaid, if you care about, you know, gun safety measures, if you care about climate, if you care about protecting voting rights, all of these…

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