WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday that Eric Holder has learned from history and will let neither fear nor ideology cloud his judgment as attorney general.
“These are mistakes he will not repeat. Because in the end, Eric comes to this job with only one agenda: to do what is right under the law,” the president said at a ceremonial swearing-in for Holder.
One of Holder’s predecessors, former Bush administration Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, resigned under pressure in 2007 amid a controversy over the firings of several federal prosecutors for what were seen as political reasons.
The ceremonial event at a George Washington University auditorium came weeks after Holder took office. He was officially sworn-in as the country’s top lawyer Feb. 3.
