By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The leading candidate to replace Attorney General Eric Holder appears to be Loretta Lynch, the head prosecutor in Brooklyn, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The news comes after another top candidate withdrew her name.
Others being considered are General Donald Verrilli and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, according to the sources.
Lynch, 55, may not be as difficult to gain confirmation because Reuters says she has caused little controversy during her two tenures as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
If she’s confirmed, she would become the first black woman to head the Justice Department.
The White House declined to comment.
“We don’t have any personnel updates, and are certainly not going to speculate on any decisions before the president makes them,” White House spokesman Eric Schultz said.
