Attorney General Eric Holder will face a barrage of attacks Wednesday from Republican senators who say he’s made “dramatic mistakes” on everything from paperwork to high-stakes terrorism trials.
There’s no reason to believe Holder’s job is in jeopardy, but his session before the Senate Judiciary Committee may be the toughest public hearing in his tenure as attorney general. It’s the first time he’s appeared in front of the committee since November, when he was forced to explain his since-reversed decision to try accused Sept. 11 co-conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian court in New York City.
“I think there will be a wide variety of questions for Eric Holder that may or may not be pleasant for him. He’s made some dramatic mistakes, it seems to me,” Sen. Orrin Hatch R-Utah told POLITICO. “There are some real questions about his tenure. … There’s a lot of us upset about it.”
via GOP, Democrats prep hot seat for Eric Holder – Kasie Hunt – POLITICO.com.
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