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Headaches on the path to Holder's AG confirmation

By Douglas A. Berman

The Legal Times has this interesting new piece headlined, "GOP Signals Rough Path to AG Position for Holder." Here is a snippet: Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama questioned Holder's fitness to be attorney general.  Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa said he wanted to delve into Holder's career in private practice.  Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma threatened to prevent a vote. Republicans have also asked the Justice Department to hand over reams of documents from Holder's time as U.S. Attorney and deputy attorney general, touching on subjects as seemingly arcane as his involvement in the Clinton administration's decision to allow an American aerospace company to export a communications satellite to the Chinese.... The Republicans are searching for Holder's fingerprints on a variety of controversial policies and scandals in the 1990s, including President Bill Clinton's impeachment proceedings; the Justice Department's investigation into the siege in Waco, Texas; and the Miami raid involving Elian Gonzalez...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).