James Cole

GOPers Attack DOJ Appointee Over Terror Trial Views; Holder Preps For Headaches

Ryan J. Reilly | December 30, 2010, 4:53PM

James Cole, the man whom President Barack Obama announced yesterday will be given a recess appoint to the Justice Department's No. 2 position, is quickly emerging as a top target of Republican members of Congress due to his support for the use of civilian courts in terrorism trials.

Meanwhile, Attorney General Eric Holder and DOJ staffers are gearing up for onslaught of criticism from the GOP on political hot topics like terrorism, immigration and what Holder called a "made-up controversy" over the department's handling of a two-year-old voter intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party.

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Topics: Eric Holder, James Cole, John Bolton, Justice Department, Megyn Kelly, New Black Panthers, Terrorism, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights