Since Loretta Lynch’s nomination on Nov. 8 for attorney general, the Senate Judiciary Committee has received about a dozen letters supporting her — a volume that starkly contrasts with the outpouring Eric Holder Jr. inspired six years ago.
That may not be a bad start for a nominee whose Senate hearings are scheduled to begin on Jan. 28. But by the time Holder’s confirmation hearings began on Jan. 15, 2009, the committee had received more than 100 letters from law enforcement, victims’ rights and civil rights organizations — among other groups and individuals — weighing in on Holder’s fitness for the job.
