Holder Headed To Gulf Coast The Washington Post reports that the Obama administration is sending Attorney General Eric Holder to the Gulf Coast: “The Holder trip could signal that the environmental calamity might become the subject of a criminal investigation. Holder has said Justice Department lawyers are examining whether there was any ‘malfeasance’ related to the leaking oil well, and investigators, who have already been on the coast for a month, have sent letters to BP instructing the company to preserve internal records related to the spill. But federal officials indicated that Holder’s trip, which will include a news conference in New Orleans on Tuesday afternoon, will focus on enforcement of environmental laws and holding BP accountable.”
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