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42. California loves Eric Holder
Wed May 10, 2017, 11:03 AM
May 2017
California lawmakers extend contract with Eric Holder's firm

May 9, 2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) —
The California Legislature has extended its contract with former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's law firm through the end of May.

The Legislature is paying Holder's firm Covington & Burling $25,000 per month out of the Assembly and Senate's operating budgets.

Legislative leaders are extending the contract because Holder's firm has been working on several projects that they want to see through, Kevin Liao, a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, said Tuesday. The speaker has found legal advice from the firm to be worthwhile, Liao said, adding that lawmakers will reevaluate whether to extend the contract further at the end of the month.

The firm will be working on an amicus brief in support of Santa Clara County's lawsuit against President Donald Trump's executive order targeting funding for communities that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, Liao said.

In April, a federal judge blocked the order - which attempted to withhold funding from such communities - while the lawsuit by Santa Clara County and another by the city of San Francisco work their way through court.

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http://www.kcra.com/article/california-lawmakers-extend-contract-with-eric-holders-firm/9629879
"Duty, honor, country" historian Doug Brinkley just said that oasis May 2017 #1
I hope he's right. herding cats May 2017 #2
McCain and Burr will express concern rpannier May 2017 #19
We'll have to wait and see. It's their country too. oasis May 2017 #25
Name for me, one time, when either did the right thing rpannier May 2017 #27
In fairness...... SergeStorms May 2017 #30
But that's what we said about Junior. And they were happy to go along with that shit as well. nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2017 #44
Fer chrissakes. Nixon corrupt. Reagan was corrupt. Bush was corrupt. Don't ever expect japple May 2017 #46
Burr is dealing with Warner on an ongoing basis, and seems to respect him. He may turn. JudyM May 2017 #48
Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity markbark May 2017 #43
To Holder. sheshe2 May 2017 #3
Exactly. herding cats May 2017 #4
I love Holder. sheshe2 May 2017 #6
Same here. herding cats May 2017 #7
+1 Lucinda May 2017 #10
We need to be focused. herding cats May 2017 #17
doesn't sound cheesy to me vlyons May 2017 #24
California loves Eric Holder Brother Buzz May 2017 #42
To all of us Democrats FakeNoose May 2017 #5
"Courage and resolve." herding cats May 2017 #8
Courage, resolve, duty, honor, country. calimary May 2017 #16
YES, YES & YES!! onetexan May 2017 #32
Mahalo, herding.. that's a beautiful Cha May 2017 #9
All thanks belong to Eric Holder. herding cats May 2017 #18
Never Never Ever Ever Give UP! Cha May 2017 #21
Exactly. herding cats May 2017 #26
Oh shit. That was not random (nt) Recursion May 2017 #11
No, it's not. herding cats May 2017 #20
You KNOW Holder knows some shit we don't, too right? n/t Still In Wisconsin May 2017 #12
Yeah. This tweet was not random Recursion May 2017 #13
Leak time womanofthehills May 2017 #31
Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. Comey investigating Trump/co-conspirators for Hatch Act violations. L. Coyote May 2017 #14
Putin has been testing the bounds of our constitution since day-one Trump was placed there. C Moon May 2017 #23
putin sent bora13 May 2017 #36
K&R and Tweeted yuiyoshida May 2017 #15
COUNTRY!!! You FBI motherfuckers, COUNTRY!!!!! TeamPooka May 2017 #22
Hey, guess what? herding cats May 2017 #29
K&R tallahasseedem May 2017 #28
That gave me goosebumps. To Holder Hekate May 2017 #33
Wow... Blue_Roses May 2017 #34
They will do it. Tatiana May 2017 #35
But what good does it do SticksnStones May 2017 #37
The information will have to be leaked. Tatiana May 2017 #47
Nice mcar May 2017 #38
Watch Freepers talk about the "Deep State" like it's a bad thing IronLionZion May 2017 #39
Reading this is giving me waves of goosebumps. BlancheSplanchnik May 2017 #40
full reference - MacArthur Locrian May 2017 #41
A great message to send. Kudos to Holder. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #45
Calling for them to go ROGUE! Wow. JudyM May 2017 #49
Absolutely pitch perfect. Bleacher Creature May 2017 #50
Duty, honor, country. PatrickforO May 2017 #51
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