Some who have hoped for Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation warmly greeted the news Monday that Oklahoma Democratic Rep. Dan Boren has chosen not to openly defend Holder over the Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal. On Monday a Boren spokesman said the congressman had “no comment” when The Daily Caller asked if he still had confidence in the attorney general.
NRA Institute for Legislative Action executive director Chris Cox told TheDC that Boren’s choice to avoid openly defending Holder indicates the beginning of bipartisan support for Holder’s ouster.
“Intolerance for the Attorney General’s incompetence transcends party lines,” Cox said in an email.
Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert told TheDC that he’s proud of Boren.. Gohmert is one the congressmen who have demanded Holder step down from his post.
“Well, Dan is a person of integrity,” Gohmert said, adding that this appears to be the “start” of bipartisanship in the push for accountability at the DOJ. “I don’t see Dan defending somebody that he believes is not worthy of defense. My respect for Dan continues to go up, as it has since I’ve known him.”
Holder and some congressional Democrats have accused the 120 U.S. House members, three U.S. Senators, two sitting governors and all major GOP presidential candidates of playing partisan politics with their calls for his resignation. But now that at least one Democrat is openly unwilling to defend Holder, accusations of “gotcha” interviews and partisan politicking are likely to fade.
Holder has also attacked media outlets covering his personal Fast and Furious fallout. For instance, he lashed out at TheDC in November and accused this publication of being “behind” the calls for his resignation. (RELATED: Full coverage of the Fast and Furious scandal)
Holder has also accused those who criticize him of being racially motivated.