Eric Holder

Beltway Confidential

Only in the US is it controversial for the census to ask about citizenship

Hans von Spakovsky · March 28, 2018 8:14 pm

Former Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

Eric Holder slams Jeff Sessions: ‘You’ve got to have the guts’ to say ‘no’ to Trump

Pete Kasperowicz · March 20, 2018 12:17 pm

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired on Friday evening.

Former Obama officials warn of danger and destruction after Andrew McCabe is fired

Daniel Chaitin · March 17, 2018 12:32 pm

Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process are displayed as Google's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kent Walker, Facebook's General Counsel Colin Stretch, and Twitter's Acting General Counsel Sean Edgett, testify during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017.

National Security

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, former AG Eric Holder call for probe of Russia twitter trolls

Sean Higgins · March 16, 2018 10:05 pm

Former Attorney General Eric Holder takes questions from reporters at the Capitol where he attended the swearing-in of Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Holder says he is "deeply disturbed" that Attorney General Jeff Sessions hasn't spoken out to defend his employees at the Justice Department amid Republican criticism of the FBI.

Beltway Confidential

Eric Holder says the Obama DOJ liked the media. The feeling wasn’t mutual

Philip Wegmann · March 16, 2018 4:14 pm

"The Department of Justice under my watch is committed to transparency and the rule of law. This settlement agreement is an important step to make sure that the public finally receives all the facts related to Operation Fast and Furious," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Justice Department to turn over ‘Fast and Furious’ documents to House panel

Kelly Cohen · March 7, 2018 6:15 pm

"You technically have an obstruction of justice case that already exists," former Attorney General Eric Holder said on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher." "I've known Bob Mueller for 20, 30 years; my guess is he's just trying to make the case as good as he possibly can. So, I think that we have to be patient in that regard." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Eric Holder predicts Robert Mueller charges Trump with obstruction of justice

Joel Gehrke · March 3, 2018 5:54 pm

"If the only thing that comes out of this tragedy is we outlaw bump stocks and we raise the age at which people are allowed to buy an AR-15, that will be a failure," Eric Holder, who served as attorney general under former President Barack Obama, said on Friday. (Screenshot / YouTube)

Eric Holder, Florida shooting survivor David Hogg discuss gun control strategy

Daniel Chaitin · March 3, 2018 4:37 pm

Former Attorney General Eric Holder, responding to a question about why he is thinking about running for president in 2020, said: "Well, because I care a great deal about this country. I've spent the vast majority of my professional life in public service. I think I've got ideas that I hope would resonate with the American people. I think I've got the guts to potentially do the things that I think the next president would have to do."

Beltway Confidential

Say hello to ‘President Eric Holder’!

Becket Adams · February 28, 2018 1:19 am

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe gestures as he addresses a joint session of the the 2018 session in the House chambers at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Washington Secrets

2020: Holder-McAuliffe?

Paul Bedard · February 23, 2018 7:49 pm

Neal Katyal: ‘At times, President Trump has behaved far worse than Nixon did.’

Adam Rubenstein · February 22, 2018 10:05 am

While some reports have described the Federal Reserve's action against Wells Farego as unprecedented, the central bank imposed a similar restriction on New York-based Citigroup in March 2006. (Daniel Tepper/Bloomberg)

How the Fed’s Wells Fargo crackdown makes deregulation easier

James Langford · February 13, 2018 5:01 am