A shaken Nancy Pelosi broke the news of Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation to a meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday, which expressed shock, sadness, and “devastation” over the news.
The CBC was in the middle of a panel Q&A on “African American Voters and Midterm Elections” when the moderator paused to give the minority leader the floor.
After hemming and hawing for a few minutes, the California Democratic congresswoman broke the sad news.
“What!?” one congressional panelist shouted. “Wow. Wow,” another repeated in shock. “That is so bad. Why?”
“That’s devastating,” another agreed, repeating the phrase dejectedly.
“It’s almost like we need to have another panel about Attorney General Holder,” the moderator concluded sadly, before moving back to audience questions.
Holder was the first African-American to hold the office of United States Attorney General.
Via Digitas.
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