Loretta Lynch Finally Confirmed As AG 56-43...
Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth It took long enough, but at the end of the day 10 republican senators voted for confirmation of Loretta Lynch to Attorney General of the United States, the nation's highest law enforcement position. Ms. Lynch's qualifications were never in question in republicans ranks, however, that did not stop the feet dragging over the fact she defended Presidents Obama's perfectly constitutional executive actions on immigration. Below excerpt is taken from The New York Times . Ms. Lynch, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, was confirmed 56 to 43, with 10 Republicans voting for her. Her confirmation took longer than that for all but two other nominees for the office: Edwin Meese III, who was nominated by President Ronald Reagan, and A. Mitchell Palmer, who was picked by President Woodrow Wilson, according to the Congressional Research Service. Republicans have found themselves in a quandary for months. They lo...