WH withdraws nomination of Debo Adegbile, nominated for top civil rights post but blocked by Dems unhappy with work for Mumia Abu-Jamal
— Carl Hulse (@hillhulse) September 15, 2014
In March, the Democrat-controlled Senate failed to confirm radical nominee Debo Adegbile, who was President Obama’s choice to head the Justice Department’s civil rights division. Adegbile having assisted in the representation of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of killing a police officer in 1981, caused enough Democrats to vote “no” to derail the confirmation. Harry Reid called opposition to Adegbile “unfair guilt by association.”
Today, Adegbile officially withdrew a nomination that was clearly going nowhere:
President Obama's civil rights nominee, Debo Adegbile, resigns from consideration after being blocked by Senate. http://t.co/JJa5hIrPga
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) September 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/EvanMcSan/status/511596403009650688
OBSTRUCTIONISTS!!! MT @hillhulse WH withdraws nomination of Debo Adegbile, blocked by Dems unhappy with work for Mumia Abu-Jamal
— Seth (@dcseth) September 15, 2014
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Pleased the President withdrew his nomination for Adegbile, disappointed Sen Shaheen supported him in the first place http://t.co/FNtMflcSnW
— Scott P. Brown (@SenScottBrown) September 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/511600140549771264
Adegbile will instead work for a private law firm:
Debo Adegbile, Obama's voted down choice for civils rights post throws in towel, joins private sector http://t.co/I1v7M0PCqk
— Colby Itkowitz (@ColbyItkowitz) September 15, 2014
We’ll now wait for Harry Reid to blame the Koch brothers for Adegbile’s nomination going down in flames.
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