Former Attorney General Eric Holder is planning to get more involved publicly in politics, including a possible run for president in 2020, Yahoo News reported.
In other words — being more vocal against President Donald Trump, Holder told Yahoo.
"Up to now, I have been more behind-the-scenes," Holder told Yahoo. "But that's about to change. I have a certain status as the former attorney general. … There's a justified perception that I'm close to President [Barack] Obama. So I want to use whatever skills I have … to be effective in opposing things that are, at the end of the day, just bad for the country.
"Now is the time to be more visible," Holder told Yahoo. "Now is the time to be heard."
Holder's "behind-the-scenes" work has included providing counsel to California Democrats on a bill that would prevent Trump from using police departments as a vehicle to round up and help deport illegal immigrants.
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Eric Holder considers 2020 Run
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