Holder says next Dem president should consider packing courts
By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 03/07/19 05:02 PM EST
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that the next Democratic president should considering packing the Supreme Court by adding additional seats.
Holder made the comment during a discussion at Yale Law National Security Group, a spokesperson for Holder confirmed to The Hill.
“In response to a question, Attorney General Holder said that given the unfairness, unprecedented obstruction, and disregard of historical precedent by [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans, when Democrats retake the majority they should consider expanding the Supreme Court to restore adherence to previously accepted norms for judicial nominations,†said Patrick Rodenbush, spokesperson for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, which Holder heads.
Holder, who served under former President Obama, had been considering a 2020 presidential run, but this week officially announced he would not.
Calls for Democrats to pack courts have risen in response to perceived injustices in how Republicans have handled recent Supreme Court nominees.
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