The AG served as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and a United States Attorney.
He also has a tough reputation of taking no prisoners. Rostendowski was a Democratic Representative from Illinois.
Rostenkowski's political career ended in 1994 after a two year investigation by the Justice Department. In a case led by future U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Rostenkowski was indicted on corruption charges for his role in the House post office scandal. He was forced to step down from all Congressional leadership positions. In elections later that year, Rostenkowski lost his seat and retired from political life. Charges against Rostenkowski included keeping "ghost" employees on his payroll, using Congressional funds to buy gifts such as chairs and ashtrays for friends, and trading in officially purchased stamps for cash at the House post office.
AG Eric Holder was the first African American to serve the US Justice in many instances. In 1997, after the retirement of Jamie Gorelick, Clinton nominated Holder to be the Deputy Attorney General under Janet Reno. Holder was confirmed several months later in the Senate by a unanimous vote. During his confirmation hearing, Holder's opposition to the death penalty was questioned, but he pledged his intention to cooperate with the current laws and Reno, saying, "I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us."
There
is a great deal of gamesmanship with Issa today in the House Justice Committee
and quite frankly I am sick of it. Eric Holder has answered question after
question in numerous sessions of the House Committee and he has become their
favorite political punching bag.
Eric Holder could not be covert about anything
even if he tried. The Right Wing is only providing more news feed for Murdoch's
FOX audience today. Issa is nothing more than a paid congressional lackey for Murdoch and it is time this harassment stops!
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