Loretta Lynch sworn in as new US attorney general
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) Loretta Lynch has been sworn in as the nations 83rd attorney general.
She was sworn in Monday at a Justice Department ceremony, with Vice President Joe Biden presiding. Lynch replaces Eric Holder, who left the job Friday after six years as attorney general.
The 55-year-old Lynch was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday following a months-long delay after her nomination got caught up in a dispute over human trafficking legislation.
She was previously the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, which encompasses much of New York City, and is expected to serve as the top federal law enforcement official for the remainder of the Obama administration. Shes the first African-American woman to hold the post.
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chillfactor
(7,566 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)tridim
(45,358 posts)I'm guessing Lynch wont be for at least another year, but maybe the GOP confirmation fiasco will drive her there much quicker.
Congratulations AG Lynch!
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)Brava AG Lynch.
would she make a good POTUS #46?
MindPilot
(12,693 posts)And that she is completely opposed to cannabis legalization.
Is that true?
BumRushDaShow
(127,329 posts)You tell them to argue one way, they will argue that way. Tell them to argue the other way, they will argue that other way.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)Cha
(295,929 posts)Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by Loretta Lynchs father Lorenzo Lynch, second from left, and Loretta Lynchs husband Stephen Hargrove, second from right, administers the oath of office to Loretta Lynch as the 83rd Attorney General of the U.S. during a ceremony at the Justice Department
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/27/loretta-lynch-the-first-african-american-female-attorney-general/
President Obama meets with new U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the Oval Office
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/27/history-6/