California Hires Eric Holder as Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump

New York Times ^ | January 4, 2017 | Adam Nagourney

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Eric Holder was hired by the State of California to represent them in any legal fights against Donald J. Trump. This followed Xavier Becerra's appointment in December 2016 by Governor Jerry Brown, following Kamala Harris's election to the US Senate.

He will be paid $25,000 A MONTH by the State of California.

LOS ANGELES — Girding for four years of potential battles with President-elect Donald J. Trump, Democratic leaders of the California Legislature announced Wednesday that they had hired Eric H. Holder Jr., who was attorney general under President Obama, to represent them in any legal fights against the new Republican White House.

The decision by the Legislature to retain Mr. Holder, who is now a prominent Washington lawyer, is the latest sign of the ideological battle that may play out over the next four years between this predominantly Democratic state and Washington. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate for president, defeated Mr. Trump by more than four million votes here.

“Having the former attorney general of the United States brings us a lot of firepower in order to prepare to safeguard the values of the people of California,” Kevin de León, the Democratic leader of the Senate, said in an interview. “This means we are very, very serious.”

Mr. de León said he expected California to challenge Washington — and defend itself from policies instituted in Washington — on issues including the environment, immigration and criminal justice. He said California Democrats decided to turn to Mr. Holder as they watched Mr. Trump assemble his cabinet and begin to set the tone for his presidency.

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Posted because -- I thought for a minute I was crazy and I needed to verify/ research what I had previously posted.

[billyboy15]

Lol, $25,000 a MONTH and no one will say a word.

This phoney, held in contempt by Congress, bag of wind is black, doncha know?

[ScottfromNJ]

Holder is not the brightest bulb, so I don’t see this helping California.

[rlmorel]

Amazing he has not had his license yanked.

From Wikipedia, no enemy to Holder:"...On June 20, 2012, the Oversight Committee voted 23–17 along party lines to hold Holder in contempt of Congress for not releasing documents the committee had requested. ... On June 28, 2012, Holder became the first U.S. Attorney General in history to be held in both criminal and civil contempt..."

Ought to be interesting when California decides to force Trump off the ballot because Trump won't release certain documents a certain committee has requested, and California decides to engage the retained services of the only Attorney General in history who was held in criminal and civil contempt for not releasing documents requested by the committee.

One has to almost admire their slavish acceptance that nobody will point this out, and at least with respect to the Media, will be shown to be right.

It is also interesting to see the Judge who refused to press the contempt charges against Holder...Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the DC District Court.

One scratches the head and wonders "Judge Amy Berman Jackson...Judge Amy Berman Jackson...where have I heard that name before?"

Oh yeah. We have heard her name before:

• In March 2012, Jackson ruled that the National Labor Relations Board had limited authority to require private businesses to display posters informing workers about labor rights.
  
  
• Also in March 2012, Jackson overturned a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that revoked a permit for the Spruce 1 mine project in Logan County, West Virginia, on the ground that the EPA did not have power under the Clean Water Act to rescind the permit.[10] That ruling was reversed by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in April 2013,, and on September 30, 2014, Jackson ruled in the EPA's favor, allowing its veto of the permit to stand.
  
  
• In December 2013, in the case of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington v. Sebelius, Jackson ruled against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Washington in its challenge to the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act as applied to its employees.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies made accommodations for religious organizations, under which such organizations do not have to "provide, pay for, or facilitate access to contraception" if they certify their objection to doing so. Jackson rejected the archdiocese's argument that the act of "self-certifying" in itself constitutes a substantial burden on the archdiocese's right to freely exercise religion.
  
  
• In May 2017, Jackson dismissed a wrongful death suit filed against Hillary Clinton by the parents of two of the Americans killed in the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, on the basis of the Westfall Act.
  
  
• In October 2017, Jackson was assigned to preside over the criminal case that Special Counsel Robert Mueller brought against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates as part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election. She accepted their "not guilty" pleas, granted bail, confiscated their passports, and ordered them to be held under house arrest. She also warned defense lawyers not to discuss the case outside of court. On June 15, 2018, after the prosecution accused him of attempted witness tampering, Jackson revoked Manafort's bail and sent him to jail until his upcoming federal trials to prevent him from having contact with people. On February 23, 2018, Gates pleaded guilty to one count of false statements and one count of conspiracy against the United States.[19] The plea bargain included an agreement to cooperate with the Mueller investigation. On September 14, 2018, Manafort pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy against the United States. The plea bargain included an agreement to cooperate with the Mueller investigation. On February 13, 2019, Jackson ruled that Manafort had lied to Mueller's office, the FBI and a grand jury after his guilty plea about his interactions with Konstantin Kilimnik, a man the FBI believes has ties to Russian intelligence agencies. Jackson ruled that the special counsel was no longer bound by the terms of Manafort's plea, which included advocating a sentence reduction for him.
  
  
• On April 3, 2018, Jackson sentenced Alex van der Zwaan (related to Spygate) to one month in prison, a $20,000 fine, and two months of supervised release.
  
  
• In January 2019 Jackson was assigned the case of Roger Stone, an informal advisor to Trump, following his indictment by the Mueller investigation on seven counts including false statements, obstruction, and witness tampering. On February 15, after Stone spent several days railing against the charges in a series of public appearances and interviews, Jackson imposed a limited gag order on him and his attorneys. On February 18 he published an Instagram post with an attack on Jackson along with a picture of her that many commentators perceived as a possible threat. He later took it down and apologized, but Jackson ordered him to a February 21 court hearing at which she tightened the terms of his gag order, saying, "From this moment on, the defendant may not speak publicly about this case—period."

Oh, yeah. THAT Judge Amy Berman.

[longfellow]

People wonder why California has earthquakes, it’s God trying to correct his mistakes by shaking off the assholes.

[justa-hairyape]

No. It means you are very, very Mexico. You hired the man who armed the Mexican drug cartels

[Williams]

IOW a payoff $300K a year.

[Destroyer Sailor]

That is what is truly wrong with this country. Our government is run by people who are dishonest and corrupt. Over time you see they are not that smart and could not be successful in the private sector. They spend their entire careers sucking on at the public trough.

[KC_Conspirator]

I do not recall him being a competent attorney without the heavy hand of the government at his back.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

A bold move!

[VietVet876]

Will he have a quota for slain rappers?

[Lurkinanloomin]

The guy who ran guns to the Mexican cartels is perfect for them......

[minnesota_bound]

California hires a mass murderer.

[17th Miss Regt]

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate for president, defeated Mr. Trump by more than four million votes...

Betcha a tingle went down his leg when he was writing this.

[drypowder]

Heck, Janet Nepalitano, the Obozo’s home land security chief was handed the job of President of the UC system and is getting paid $750,000 per year. That’s more than twice what Kalifornia is paying rat boy. Anyway you look at it, Kalifornians are getting screwed by both of them and the criminals in the DNC.

[billyboy15]

“Over time you see they are not that smart and could not be successful in the private sector. They spend their entire careers sucking on at the public trough.”

It really takes little time to see their ignorance which is why they are so slimy. Everything they do and say is to hide who they really are.

[elbook]

whats holders involvement in the hillary crime rackets and the coverup by obama&co

he might be doing time soon himself

[terart]

I read maybe last year she had done something completely corrupt while there and charges had even been contemplated...I never followed up after to see what happened.

[drypowder]

I believe you’re referring to Nepaltano rat holing $1.75 million from the UC budget funds where she could have kept it for herself had she not been exposed. Nothing has happened to her and she is still the president of the UC. The criminal Kalifornia democrats will protect their own for as long as possible until the consequences start landing on them personally.

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

A FReeper commented when this came out, that the President should consider California in rebellion and declare martial law.

Incarcerate the governor and the rest of Sacramento.

I forget the patriotic FReepers handle.

5.56mm