Attorney General Eric Holder to Resign
According to the official, "Attorney General Holder has discussed his
plans personally with the president on multiple occasions in recent
months, and finalized those plans in an hour-long conversation with the
president at the White House residence over Labor Day weekend.
"At a formal announcement later today, the attorney general plans to
express his personal gratitude to the President for the opportunity to
serve in his administration and to lead the Justice Department, which he
will call the 'greatest honor of my professional life.' He will note he
has loved the Justice Department since, when he was a boy, he watched
how, under Attorney General Kennedy, the Department played a leadership
role in advancing the civil rights movement. During his tenure as Attorney General, Holder has had Attorney General Kennedy’s portrait in his conference room."
Holder will remain at the Department of Justice until his post is filled.
In an interview with ABC News’ Pierre Thomas earlier this year, Holder
reflected on the personal sacrifices he had made during his nearly
six-year tenure.
“There's no question that this is a -- it's a demanding job. But it is
the honor of my professional life to serve the American people as
attorney general,” Holder said. “There are sacrifices that I've had to
make, that my family has had to make. And I am forever in the debt of my
wonderful wife, who has done a great job with our kids while I've not
been able to be there as much as I've wanted to be. And I also am
indebted to my kids, who have, you know, missed their dad over the
course of these 5 1/2 years or so.”
