Eric Holder Slams Leon Panetta: His Obama Criticism Is Unfortunate
Outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder thinks former CIA Director Leon Panettas controversial criticisms of President Barack Obama are unfortunate and should have waited until the current president is no longer in office.
Panettas new memoir, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace, features accusations that the president has damaged U.S. credibility abroad with his foreign policy decisions on situations like the one in Syria.
The former cabinet members harsh words were featured prominently on cable news, and became fodder for conversation over whether the Democrats are fracturing in face of multiple international crises.
In an interview with CNN, airing Monday afternoon, Holder said: I think [what] Leon said in the book is unfortunate. But frankly, I dont think its something that a former Cabinet member should do while the president he served is still in office, Holder said. Thats not something that I would even consider doing.
Holder also asserted that Panettas descriptions of the president are inaccurate.
The president is a deliberate person in an appropriate way. But hes also resolute once he makes up his mind, the attorney general told CNN. Lets remember, this is the president who took a chance in going after Osama bin Laden in the way that he did. He has been decisive in a whole variety of areas to keep the American people safe in doing it in a way thats consistent with our values.
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Eric Holder Slams Leon Panetta: His Obama Criticism Is Unfortunate