WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will  step down this year, he said in an interview with the New Yorker’s Jeffrey  Toobin in the magazine’s Feb. 17 edition.

In a feature article, Mr. Holder said he  plans on staying in his position “well into” the year.   Last November, Mr. Holder, the first black  attorney general, told CBS News he didn’t have “any plans” to step down.

(Left – Vivian Malone-Jones first day at University of Alabama.  She later went on to become the sister-in-law of current U.S. AG Eric Holder.   Right – Alabama Democrat Governor George Wallace who opposed integration) 

Mr. Holder has made voting rights the test  case of his tenure, the New Yorker reported. He has been a vocal critic of the  Supreme Court case that invalidated key  parts of the Voting Rights Act and has supported Congressional action to renew  and revise the law. (read more)

Valerie Jarrett, Dr Sharon Malone and her hubby AG Eric Holder