Corker To Oppose Lynch Nomination For Attorney General

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U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) today announced he will oppose the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be attorney general of the United States.

"The job of the U.S. attorney general is to enforce federal laws as written, not as the administration wishes they were written," said Corker. "While I believe Ms. Lynch is an impressive attorney and a committed public servant, nothing revealed during our personal meeting or at her confirmation hearing has assured me that she will be an independent attorney general and refrain from selective enforcement of the law, and therefore I will not be supporting her confirmation."

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