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Atty. Gen. Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department's Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series on Wednesday at the Justice Department in Washington. (Susan Walsh / AP / April 22, 2014)

April 24, 2014, 11:54 a.m.

WASHINGTONEric H. Holder Jr. is a traveling attorney general, with a penchant for trips around the country and the world to give speeches or inspect offices.

But Thursday he canceled a planned speech in Oklahoma City at the 130th Police Academy graduation ceremony, after local Republicans announced that they planned to bring out hundreds of protesters.

Oklahoma gun rights activists, citing the bungled "Fast and Furious" scheme to catch gun traffickers, and a conservative state representative called the invitation to Holder an outrage.

The Justice Department said Holder was forced to cancel the speech because a meeting in Washington ran late, though he did go to Oklahoma City to visit the U.S. attorneys office there. It did not immediately address questions about whether the protest was a factor.

There may have been security concerns about the appearance. A libertarian website, Liberty Voice, said Wednesday that Eric Holder may want some extra security on his visit to Oklahoma City, citing the planned protests.

Oklahoma is a very conservative state where we take judicial and legal enforcement very seriously, explained state Rep. Michael Turner. His stance in not answering Congress on fast and furious really rubs lot of individuals the wrong way. And people here view him as being soft on immigration and very soft on crime.

tim.phelps@latimes.com

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Holder cancels speech in Oklahoma City amid conservative protests

Attorney General Eric Holder canceled an appearance before the Oklahoma City Police Departments graduating cadet class Thursday amid angry protests over his scheduled visit.

Mr. Holder was expected to deliver remarks at the afternoon graduation ceremony, according to his official itinerary sent out by the Justice Department Thursday morning.

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A Justice Department spokesman denied that the trip was canceled because of the possibility of a hostile reception. An early meeting at the Justice Department delayed Mr. Holders departure from Washington, causing him to miss the graduation ceremony, spokesman Brian Fallon said in an email.

The attorney general had been looking forward to addressing the cadets, and regrets he cannot attend in person, Mr. Fallon said. He extends his heartfelt congratulations to the cadets and their families.

But Mr. Holders scheduled visit to Oklahoma City drew the criticism of several conservative lawmakers who planned the protest in anticipation of his arrival, including Republican state Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, who has said he believes that Mr. Holder should be impeached.

Our protest has turned into a victory celebration because we frankly didnt want him here and we succeeded, Mr. Wesselhoft said in an interview. This man has used his position to advance his own political agenda and thats not right. He swore to uphold the U.S. Constitution and defend it for all of us not some of us.

Carla Russell, one of the about 100 activists who came out for the rally, held a sign that read: Holder is a Terrorist.

Hes not coming because hes a chicken, Mrs. Russell told the Red Dirt Report, a local news website. And he doesnt want to be recorded with people protesting against him with signs like mine.

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