Holder, Yates lead letter backing Biden pick for Civil Rights Division at DOJ thehill.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehill.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
But asked about Yates as attorney general, he replied, I don t think so.
Though Biden has named several top Cabinet picks since he was projected the winner just over a month ago, he hasn t yet tapped who he will name attorney general.
The Washington Post reported on Friday that Yates and Jones were considered the top candidates to lead Biden s Justice Department.
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Supporters of Yates argue that she s deeply qualified to run the DOJ. She was previously the No. 2 in the Justice Department during the Obama administration and was a U.S. attorney before that. She briefly served as acting attorney general under Trump before being fired for refusing to defend the president s travel ban.