Gingrich: Holder A “Junior Version” Of Obama And Should Resign

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign since 2010, but at a campaign stop in Iowa on Saturday he further described his reasoning.

The Washington Examiner grabbed the quote:

“Well, because Barack Obama is still in there,” Gingrich replied. “Eric Holder is just a junior version of President Obama. So he’s allowed to have the attorney general he wants, who is some guy who to most of us is way to the left and not very competent.” He continued, “For example, on Fast and Furious, the gun sting that went bad and killed an American agent, Holder either didn’t know, which means he ought to resign, or he did know, which means he ought to resign. It’s hard to understand the case for him not being held accountable. But I think that goes back to President Obama.”

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