Obama Says Lynch Would Be 'Tough, Fair' Attorney General
If confirmed by the Senate, Lynch would become the first black woman to head the Justice Department.
Attorney General nominess Loretta Lynch (C) speaks after U.S. President Barack Obama (R) introduced here as his nominee to replace Eric Holder (L) during a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 8, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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President Barack Obama said Brooklyn prosecutor Loretta Lynch, his nominee for attorney general, will be “tough, fair, independent” as the U.S. chief law-enforcement officer.
If confirmed by the Senate, Lynch, 55, would become the first black woman to head the Justice Department. She’s in her second stint as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York and would succeed Attorney General Eric Holder, who is stepping down.