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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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Oct 30, 2020

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…

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Oct 30, 2020

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

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Oct 30, 2020

We have as Americans, as a nation, faced tough situations before. And when we pull together, we have gotten through them.

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Oct 30, 2020

Where are the Republican voices? Where are the Republican voices that will say, we won't stand with him, we will not put up with this?

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Oct 28, 2020

It is now too late to rely on the mail to get your ballot in.

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Oct 27, 2020

It's too late to use the mails. It's too late to use the mails. Given Supreme Court rulings I urge everyone to now vote in person. Early vote or use drop boxes. Protect your health but don't let the court -- meaning the Supreme Court…

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Sep 20, 2020

If, in fact, they are successful in placing a justice on the court, I think that what Democrats have to do, assuming that Biden is president and there is a Senate majority in for the Democrats, we need to think about court reform.

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Sep 15, 2020

Unless we fight for the right to vote, our democracy is put at risk.

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Jul 27, 2020

I'm still enjoying what I am doing. There's still work to be done.

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Oct 15, 2019

requiring fingerprint-based background checks for non-law enforcement purposes can have a discriminatory impact on communities of color.

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Jul 31, 2019

To my fellow Democrats, be wary of attacking the Obama record. Build on it. Expand it. But there is little to be gained by you or the party by attacking successful and still popular Democratic president.

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Jun 5, 2018

The President has the inherent right to kill any of you.

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Dec 6, 2017

You will find integrity and honesty at FBI headquarters and not at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue right now.

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Mar 22, 2017

The buck still stops nowhere. Responsibility remains so diffuse and top executives so insulated that any misconduct could again be considered more a symptom of the institution's culture.

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Aug 18, 2016

The city realized wants the police force to serve essentially as a collection agency for the municipal court rather than as a law enforcement entity.

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Jul 25, 2016

At a time when our justice system is out of balance, when one in three black men will be incarcerated in their lifetimes and when black defendants in the federal system receive sentences 20 percent longer than their white peers, we need a…

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Jul 25, 2016

Because I've seen that she has the skills to serve as commander in chief and the strength to lead our already great nation in this hour of challenge and consequence.

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Jul 25, 2016

Hillary will go even farther. She fought as a senator against sentencing disparities and racial profiling.

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Jul 25, 2016

Despite the fiction and the fear mongering you've heard from the other party's nominee, violent crime has gone down since President Obama took office.

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Jul 14, 2015

We spend billions of dollars on trying to prevent and--trying to disrupt these threats, billions to try to stop them, but very little on prevention.

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Jul 14, 2015

The threat is real. The threat is different. The threat is constant.

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Mar 11, 2015

What happened last night was a pure ambush. This was not someone trying to bring healing to Ferguson. This was a damn punk. Punk, who was trying to discord in an area that's trying to get its act together and trying to bring together a…

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Mar 5, 2015

America's justice system has always rested on its ability to deliver impartial results and precisely these types of difficult circumstances.

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Mar 5, 2015

I recognize that the findings in our report may leave some to wonder how the department's findings can differ so sharply. From some of the initial widely reported accounts of what transpired.

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