Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Issues Statement on President Obama’s U.S. Attorney General Nomination

Saturday, November 8, 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued a statement on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Loretta Lynch to be Attorney General of the United States:

“I applaud President Obama’s nomination of Loretta Lynch to serve as the United States Attorney General. As a career prosecutor, I know she will bring the important qualities of toughness, fairness and integrity to the job. I look forward to continuing my office's work with the U.S. Department of Justice on smart on crime solutions to transnational criminal organizations, the trafficking of guns, drugs and human beings, and reducing recidivism.”  

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