Well, it’s about damn time:
Attorney General Eric Holder resigning, reports @johnson_carrie. Stay tuned to @nprnews for more on this breaking story…
— Ari Shapiro (@arishapiro) September 25, 2014
More detail on the Attorney General Holder resignation here, an @nprnews exclusive from @johnson_carrie: http://t.co/zkVpkE4CrA
— Ari Shapiro (@arishapiro) September 25, 2014
Via NPR:
Eric Holder Jr., the nation’s first black U.S. attorney general, is preparing to announce his resignation Thursday after a tumultuous tenure marked by civil rights advances, national security threats, reforms to the criminal justice system and five and a half years of fights with Republicans in Congress.
Two sources familiar with the decision tell NPR that Holder, 63, intends to leave the Justice Department as soon as his successor is confirmed, a process that could run through 2014 and even into next year. A former U.S. government official says Holder has been increasingly “adamant” about his desire to leave soon for fear he otherwise could be locked in to stay for much of the rest of President Obama’s second term.
Don’t let the door … you know, on second thought, let it hit you. You deserve it.
Eric Holder resigning? Good riddance.
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) September 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/515149790540087296
https://twitter.com/chelsea_elisa/status/515150085739786242
https://twitter.com/chelsea_elisa/status/515151045232971776
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/515150050599514113
Attorney General Holder Stepping Down to Join Private Sector in Nation of Cowards pic.twitter.com/sqAmEtcjBj
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 25, 2014
I guess the White House wanted to confirm a new Attorney General while Democrats still control the Senate.
— Christian Vanderbrouk (@UrbanAchievr) September 25, 2014
I'm sure Holder resigning has nothing to with the fact that there's an election in 40 days.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) September 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/515151334107271168
BREAKING: Attorney General Eric Holder is stepping down to spend more time with his guns in Mexico.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 25, 2014
Heh.
I think it's a national disgrace that Eric Holder wasn't fired and is retiring on his own. The man is a disaster.
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 25, 2014
Agreed.
I would have preferred a perp walk, but hey, I’ll take it.
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) September 25, 2014
Guess we’ll just have to take what we can get.
So, what’s next?
I foresee a huge nomination fight over Attorney General nominee William Ayers.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 25, 2014
Gird your loins, everybody.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
BREAKING: White House official says Attorney General Eric Holder is resigning.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/JTSTheHill/status/515152062976258050
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Update:
WH just announced Pres Obama will announce Holder's departure at 430pm/ET event in the State Dining Room.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 25, 2014
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