Eric Holder at border and airport, as well as in intelligence operations. During his confirmation hearings, Holder agreed with Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) that a technique used by U.S. interrogators under the George W. Bush administration known as waterboarding is torture. Consequently, Senate Republicans delayed the confirmation vote on Holder though Senate Democrats accused them of applying a double standard. He has been critical of "enhanced interrogation techniques" and the NSA warrantless surveillance program, accusing the Bush administration of a "disrespect for the rule of law... [that is] not only wrong, it is destructive in our struggle against terrorism." Holder has
Kimberly B. Cheney Kimberly B. Cheney Kimberly B. Cheney (born November 25, 1935) served as Vermont's attorney general from 1973 to 1975. Cheney graduated from Yale College in 1957. After a stint in the U.S. Navy, he attended Yale Law School, where he received the degree of LL.B. in 1964. He began his law practice in Connecticut, then moved to Vermont, where he served as an Assistant Attorney General, Education from 1967 to 1968. He was subsequently elected as Washington County States Attorney and served in that capacity until 1972. He was elected Vermont Attorney General and served from 1973 to 1975. Since