Loretta Lynch similarities to Eric Holder a red flag for Republicans
Republican lawmakers plan to grill U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch on Wednesday on everything from her position on President Obamas immigration amnesty to how she would pursue the Justice Departments investigation into the IRS targeting of tea party groups.
Mostly Republican senators want to ask whether she would follow in the footsteps of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., who has used his perch to push an activist agenda on gun control and voting rights, while defending Mr. Obamas expansive claims of executive powers to alter Obamacare, launch a war in Libya and grant tentative legal status to illegal immigrants.
I met with Ms. Lynch earlier this month and didnt get any straight answers from her. She needs to be completely forthright with the committee about her support for some of President Obamas most dangerous policies, including executive amnesty, said Sen. David Vitter, a Louisiana Republican who will be among the Judiciary Committee members questioning Ms. Lynch.
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Senators are worried that Ms. Lynch, who would become the nations first black female attorney general, has too many similarities to Mr. Holder, who has had an adversarial relationship with the legislative branch.
In 2012, Mr. Holder became the first sitting Cabinet member to be held in contempt of Congress for not providing key information to the House of Representatives during their investigation into the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal.
The main question is whether shes planning on being the next Eric Holder, said a Senate Republican aide who requested anonymity to speak frankly about the confirmation hearing.
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Republican senators are eager to find out whether Ms. Lynch considers Mr. Obamas executive amnesty, which aims to shield as many as 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation, within the confines of the Constitution.
The attorney general is one of the linchpins to Obamas amnesty plan, and Congress has a responsibility to stop it, said Mr. Vitter. If you believe that President Obamas actions are illegal or unconstitutional through executive amnesty, then you need to oppose his attorney general nomination.
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Loretta Lynch similarities to Eric Holder a red flag for Republicans