Obama’s Choice for AG? Eric Holder?

It looks likely that Eric Holder will be Barack Obama’s choice for Attorney General.  ABC’s Jake Tapper, Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan are reporting that Holder is the top contender for the job.  Holder was the number 2 in the Justice Department during the Clinton administration.  He would be the first Black American to hold the top justice spot.  But a Holder nomination will bring up some controversy.  Remember Mark Rich?  That’s the super wealthy businessman that President Clinton pardoned in the final hours of his presidential term.  Holder was asked by Clinton whether Rich should be pardoned — Rich was charged with tax evasion.  Here’s how the AP reports it:  "Holder said he was "neutral, leaning towards favorable" on the pardon. Clinton later cited that as among the factors that persuaded him to issue the pardon.  Holder has publicly apologized for what he said was a snap decision that he should have paid more attention to. Had he taken more time to review the case, he would have advised against a pardon, he said."