Sen. John Barrasso argued Sunday that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was a politically motivated “puppet” who served as protector for President Obama rather than the people of the United States.
“To me, he has been a political protector, a partisan protector of the president,” the Wyoming Republican said on “Fox News Sunday,” The Hill reported.
Mr. Holder announced Thursday that he will resign after six years at the helm of the Justice Department as soon as a successor is confirmed.
“We need an attorney general for the people, not presidential protector and a puppet of the administration,” Mr. Barrasso continued Sunday. “If they try to do this in the lame-duck session, this will clearly poison the well and will define what we’re going to see for the next two years.”
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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