WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder, the first African-American to hold the nation’s top law enforcement position, today he announced that he will resign the post he’s held for nearly six years as soon as a successor can be confirmed. The 63-year-old will call his tenure as attorney general the “greatest honor” of his professional life, according to a Justice Department official.
President Barack Obama, who has a close personal relationship with Holder, will not name his successor and has not decided on a replacement. Holder discussed his plans with Obama on several occasions over the last few months, and finalized his decision at the White House residence over Labor Day weekend, according to a DOJ official. If Holder stays in office until December, he will become the third-longest serving attorney general in the history of the United States.
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