Eric Holder

I suspect they`re going to try to draw the lines there in such a way as to not give full throat to the people who should have increased political power there.

I`m heartened to see what Merrick Garland did today.

I think we`re going to have probably some pretty close margins there. And so, the movement of one seat to one state and taking away from another one, I think can have -- can have a have an impact.

This is all about the Republican acquisition and retention of illegitimate power. That`s what this thing is all about.

Going to get additional seats it`s largely because an increase in the Hispanic population, African-American population, suburban population, young people. And yet -- and yet, I suspect they are going to try to draw the lines there. They…

There is a crying need for reform in this nation with regard to help people in law enforcement interact with the people they`re supposed to serve in communities of color.

They have made a determination that they can’t win elections where more people vote. And so they have made a determination that what they’re going to do is to try to change the rules.

The Justice Department’s got to use what’s left of the Voting Rights Act -- you still have Section 2 -- and be really aggressive in going after these discriminatory measures that these states are trying to put in place.

It’s all about power, the maintenance, the retention of power. The Republicans understand the demographics are changing, that the ideology of the nation is changing, and it’s moving away from them.

I think, once some of this legislation is actually passed by the Senate, S.1, H.R.4., which is the John Lewis advancement, voting advancement bill, perhaps a minimum wage, when it becomes something that is concrete, something that is…

The filibuster was used throughout the 20th century to frustrate the passage of civil rights bills.

It`s all about power, the maintenance, the retention of power.

Do you care more about the filibuster or do you care more about democracy protection?

It seems to me that this is the right time, this is the right act, dealing as I said with that -- that unholy trinity of voter suppression, dark money and gerrymandering.

The Justice Department's got to use what's left of the Voting Rights Act -- you still have Section 2 -- and be really aggressive in going after these discriminatory measures.

He's a person who believes that a president's supposed to have hands off with his Justice Department. He's a good lawyer.

it's not just Donald Trump. You know, it's the Republican Party writ large that has made a determination that they are going to be a minority party that's going to try to have majority power by putting in place what I have come to call…

What will a Justice Department look like under Donald Trump? What will happen with regard to the climate, EPA?

I think the polls are all good. You know, when Trump says he's concerned about the election being stolen -- I mean, that's inconsistent with all of the empirical evidence that shows that if there's going to be any theft that's going to…

This is anti-democratic. It's anti-American and needs to be called out as such.

when Trump says he's concerned about the election being stolen -- I mean, that's inconsistent with all of the empirical evidence that shows that if there's going to be any theft that's going to occur, it's going to be done by, you know…

preventing somebody from getting to the polls, trying to intimidate somebody from casting a ballot is violative not only of federal law, but I'm sure of state laws as well.

this is not a question of doing something theoretical here. These are votes about 110,000, 120,000 votes that have already been cast that they somehow want to not count.

Yeah. I mean, every time I've said to myself, well, this president couldn't possibly do that, he then does it.

We have to, by voting, by being visible, by being parts of advocacy groups, make our -- make our desires known, make our dissatisfaction known, and make sure that people understand that there will be an electoral consequence for people who…