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Holder defends Perez’s tenure at Justice Dept.

By Sam Hananel
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder and a leading House Republican clashed Wednesday over the Justice Department’s refusal to turn over the private emails of Thomas Perez, a top department official nominated to be labor secretary.

California Rep. Darrell Issa repeatedly pressed Holder about why the Justice Department won’t release the personal emails of Perez, who heads the department’s civil rights division. Issa speculated that Justice had something to hide as Republicans probe whether Perez illegally used personal email to conduct official business.

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