Eric Holder in Trump campaign vs. Trump administration

On Government Reform: File lawsuits to enforce fair redistricting for 2020

In the months ahead, Holder plans to expand the scope of his opposition to Trump. Part of that expansion will center on the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, a new, Obama-backed group that's working to prepare Democrats for 2020, when states will redraw the boundaries of their legislative and congressional districts for the first time in a decade. "Up until my now our efforts have been largely organizational--raising funds, generating support," Holder told Yahoo News. "But now we're moving into an operational phase where we'll be filing lawsuits and I'll be more visible talking about those issues."

"We have come too far as a nation, sacrificed too much, made too much progress, to allow the state of our nation to be undermined by the extreme part of a divided minority administration," Holder said, describing Trumpism as "the worst of us."

Source: Yahoo News coverage of 2017 Trump transition Jun 20, 2017

On Immigration: Feds can't force states to enforce federal immigration laws

Eric Holder traveled to California to promote a piece of legislation called SB 54 (aka. the California Values Act), which is designed to prevent the Trump administration from forcing local police departments to assist in the deportation of undocumented immigrants. Critics have said it would transform the whole of California into a so-called sanctuary state.

For the last few months, Holder has quietly been serving as outside counsel to the California legislature, working with Democrats to craft an aggressive legal response to what they consider President Trump's most threatening policies.

Holder explained why he thinks SB 54 is constitutional ("the federal government does not have the ability to force states to do things that are inherently federal in nature") and why, in his view, the Trump administration's threats to withhold federal funding in response aren't ("the federal government can't coerce states into doing something states don't want to do by threatening to withhold support").

Source: Yahoo News coverage of 2017 Trump transition Jun 20, 2017

On Immigration: Trump Administration must change family separation policy

DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen: We do not have a policy of separating families at the border. Period.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder: Who are we supposed to believe, you or our lying eyes. Laura Bush says it best "I live in a border state. I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart."

Source: Twitter posting on 2018 Trump Administration Jun 18, 2018

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