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Eric Holder appears in the Epstein files primarily in his official capacity as U.S. Attorney General, in connection with the DOJ's controversial legal opinion that the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA) did not apply before criminal charges were filed — an interpretation that was used to justify not notifying Epstein's victims about the 2008 non-prosecution agreement.
The most substantive mentions involve congressional oversight documents examining how the DOJ handled Epstein's victims' rights. Multiple House Oversight documents reference Senator Jon Kyl's 2011 letter to Attorney General Eric Holder objecting to the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel opinion that the CVRA did not protect victims during the pre-charge investigation phase — an interpretation directly relevant to the Epstein plea deal. Legal scholarship included in the files notes that Holder never responded to Senator Kyl's letter. Beyond these substantive government records, the majority of the nearly 2,000 mentions attributed to 'Eric Holder' are false positives: Amazon purchase receipts for phone holders, property records for an unrelated individual named Douglas Holder, financial documents using the word 'holder' generically (e.g., 'shareholder,' 'account holder,' 'book contract holder'), and other incidental uses of the word.
Key Highlights
- •Multiple documents detail how Attorney General Holder's DOJ issued a legal opinion concluding the CVRA did not apply before charges were filed — an interpretation that shielded the government from accountability for concealing Epstein's non-prosecution agreement from his victims
- •Senator Jon Kyl wrote directly to Holder in June 2011 strenuously objecting to the DOJ's distortion of legislative history; Holder never responded to the letter
- •In 2025, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Holder for a deposition related to the Epstein investigation, but accepted his sworn declaration that he possessed no information about the Epstein or Maxwell cases
- •The vast majority of the ~1,967 mentions are false positives from the word 'holder' appearing in product names, property records, financial terminology, and unrelated individuals' surnames
Frequently Asked Questions
Document Mentions (20 of 1,877)
Crime Victims' Rights During Criminal Investigations? Applying the Crime Victims' Rights Act Before Criminal Charges Are Filed
4 mentionsHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014037 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014083
Feb 5, 2014Source: House Oversight Committee
Shortly after the Department released its opinion, one of the CVRA’s congressional sponsors, then-Senator Jon Kyl, sent a letter to Attorney General Enc Holder strenuously objecting to the Department’s conclusions. Senator Kyl directly stated his view that “[w]hen Congress enacted the ' Scott Campbell, Step
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014040 →to a criminal defendant in similar circumstances. If prosecutors have sufficient information to provide notice 3 Letter from Jon Kyl, U.S. Sen., to Eric H. Holder, Jr., Att’y Gen. (June 6, 2011), reprinted in 157 Conc. REc. $3608 (daily ed. June 8, 2011) (statement of Sen. Jon Kyl). 4 18 USC. § 3771(c\(1). 5
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014041 →This is a truncated and deceptive description of the legislative history, so much so that Senator Kyl sent an angry letter to Attorney General Eric Holder complaining about the distortion. On June 6, 2011, the Senator wrote to “express [his] surprise that [OLC is] so clearly quoting [his] remarks out of
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014061 →CRIMINAL LAW: CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS DURING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS? APPLYING THE CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS ACT BEFORE CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE FILED
3 mentionsHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017603 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017634
Feb 28, 2019Source: House Oversight Committee
Shortly after the Department released its opinion, one of the CVRA's congressional sponsors, then-Senator Jon Kyl, sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder strenuously objecting to the Department's conclusions. Senator Kyl directly stated his view that "when Congress enacted the [*62] CVRA, it intended t
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017605 →? It was against that backdrop that Senator Kyl gave the example of conferring about proceedings "after charging." In his letter to Attorney General Holder, Senator Kyl also noted that he had: made clear that crime victims had rights under the CVRA even before an indictment is filed. For example, ... I
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017619 →t proceedings "after charging." In his letter to Attorney General Holder, Senator Kyl also noted that he had: made clear
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sk them to give your message to Attorney General Holder. They will be counting every phone call that come
2 918 3468 and ask them to forward your email to Attorney General Holder. (It is also very important that you blind copy
4. Please email or send a fax to the Department of Justice at oiplrebusdoimov or 202 514 2504 and ask them to forward your email to Attorney General Eric Holder. Each and every email or fax that comes in will be counted and read. It is also very important that you blind copy [email protected] and send
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3 mentionsHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015032_sub_003 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015331
Source: House Oversight Committee
USA crown. And another thing. You promised to end the raids on medical marijuana dispensaries, but they haven’ t stopped. [In 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder issued a memo ordering an end to federal raids of medical marijuana dispensaries. In March 2011, there were 28 such raids in a duration of 24 hours.]
aven’ t stopped. [In 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder issued a memo ordering an end to federal raids of
led the 17-year-old law. Nor was it a spoof when Attorney General Holder—having been pressured by nine former DEA chiefs,
EFTA00189828.pdf
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ber of offenders to justice in recent years, it is time to renew our commitment to this work. It is time to intensify our efforts," Attorney General Eric Holder said. Part of the strategy calls for the U.S. Marshals Service to launch a nationwide operation to target the 500 most dangerous, noncompliant sex
work. It Is time to intensify our efforts,' said Attorney General Holder. This new Strategy provides the roadmap necessar
ng shared online and violence against child victims all have increased. "Tragically, the only place we've seen a decrease is in the age of victims," Holder said in a speech at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, Va. The report, ordered by Congress in legislation approv
EFTA02427676.pdf
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sk them to give your message to Attorney General Holder. They will be counting every phone call that come
4. Please email or send a fax to the Department of Justice at oiplrebusdoimov or 202 514 2504 and ask them to forward your email to Attorney General Eric Holder. Each and every email or fax that comes in will be counted and read. It is also very important that you blind copy [email protected] and send
2 918 3468 and ask them to forward your email to Attorney General Holder. (It is also very important that you blind copy
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EFTA00724496.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00724496
3324-3906 (Via U.S. Mail) The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General of the U.S. 950 Pennsylva
Mall) Special Asst. U.S. Attorney IRS District Counsel 1000 S. Pine Island Rd., Ste 340 Plantation, FL 33324-3906 (Via U.S. Mail) The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General of the U.S. 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 4400 Washington, DC 20530-0001 (Via U.S. Mail) Honorable Jeffrey H. Sloman A
EFTA00057410.pdf (email 50, pages 478-530)
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. In a 2011 letter to then-Attorney General Eric Holder, Amnesty International expressed concern that co
C Staff Member was convicted of taking bribes to smuggle food, alcohol and cellphones into the facility. In a 2011 letter to then-Attorney General Eric Holder, Amnesty International expressed concern that conditions on 10 South "fall short of international standards for humane treatment" and "appear inco
EFTA00078835.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00078835
f Justice and United States Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. to comply with the CVRA and to accord them
n filed an emergency petition for enforcement of the CVRA, "seeking an order compelling the Department of Justice and United States Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. to comply with the CVRA and to accord them various rights conferred upon crime victims under 21 EFTA00078855 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Documen
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EFTA00667357.pdf
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itty of some of the Obama Administration's missteps and mistakes, as well as asking Turley questions like: How would you compare Alberto Gonzalez to Eric Holder? On this issue Cusack concludes: Well, yeah, the Bush administration basically said, "We may have committed a crime, but we're the government, so w
e: How would you compare Alberto Gonzalez to Eric Holder? On this issue Cusack concludes: Well, yeah, the
EFTA00307947.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00307947
yd Blankfein and is one of attorney general Eric Holder's closest friends. Weingarten, horse, with a cold
rten, who's represented among other fat cats in trouble, Worldcom's Bernie Ebbers and Goldman Sach's Lloyd Blankfein and is one of attorney general Eric Holder's closest friends. Weingarten, horse, with a cold, and dejected, is just back from a failed defense of former Connecticut Governor John Rowland. Afte
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026477 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026483
2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ent presumption against investigating campaigns in an election year. And while impartiality 1s always required, a 2012 memo by then- Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes that impartiality 1s “particularly important in an election year,” and “politics must play no role in the decisions of federal prosecutors
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026480 →uired, a 2012 memo by then- Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes that impartiality 1s “particularly imp
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026280 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026286
2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ent presumption against investigating campaigns in an election year. And while impartiality 1s always required, a 2012 memo by then- Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes that impartiality is “particularly important in an election year,” and “politics must play no role in the decisions of federal prosecutors
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026283 →uired, a 2012 memo by then- Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes that impartiality is “particularly imp
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026283 →HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026484 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026490
2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ent presumption against investigating campaigns in an election year. And while impartiality 1s always required, a 2012 memo by then- Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes that impartiality is “particularly important in an election year,” and “politics must play no role in the decisions of federal prosecutors
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026487 →uired, a 2012 memo by then- Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes that impartiality is “particularly imp
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026487 →EFTA02549479.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA02549479
ent presumption against investigating campaigns in an election year. And while impartiality is always required, a 2012 memo by then-Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes that impartiality is "particularly important in an election year," and "politics must play no role in the decisions of federal prosecutor
uired, a 2012 memo by then-Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes that impartiality is "particularly imp
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DE_85-1_SupplementalAuthority-3633.pdf
2 mentionsHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012718 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012721
Jun 17, 2011Source: House Oversight Committee
SENATE, Washington, DC, June 6, 2011. Hon. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General; U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. DEAR ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER: I am writing about the Justice Department’s im- plementation of the Crime Victims’ Rights Act--an act that I co-sponsored in 2004. These questions r
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012720 →U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. DEAR ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER: I am writing about the Justice Department’s im-
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012720 →EFTA00208037.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00208037
f Justice and United States Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. to comply with the CVRA and to accord them
n filed an emergency petition for enforcement of the CVRA, "seeking an order compelling the Department of Justice and United States Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. to comply with the CVRA and to accord them various rights conferred upon crime victims under 21 Respondent's Exhibit A Case No. 08-80736-CIV
EFTA00286350.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00286350
3324-3906 -(VIa U.S. Mail) The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General of the U.S. 950 Pennsylva
US Mal) Special MM. U.S. Attorney IRS District Counsel 1000 S. Pine Island Rd., Ste 340 Plantation, FL 33324-3906 -(VIa U.S. Mail) The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General of the U.S. 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 4400 Washington, DC 20530-0001-(Via U.S. Mail Honorer:Jo Jeffrey H. Slornan A
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EFTA00678662.pdf
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s. Online image 12 "We need to ensure that incarceration is used to punish, deter and rehabilitate - not merely to convict, warehouse and forget," Holder said in remarks to the American Bar Association in San Francisco. "Although incarceration has a role to play in our justice system, widespread incar
100,000 people, according to the International Centre for Prison Studies, the U.S. tops every other nation in the world. On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced sweeping plans designed to address the issue through drug-sentencing reform. Holder's blueprint included plans to divert low-level drug o
EFTA00057410.pdf (email 24: Follow up requests from UK re: extradition)
2 mentionsEFTA00057410_email_024
. In a 2011 letter to then-Attorney General Eric Holder, Amnesty International expressed concern that co
C Staff Member was convicted of taking bribes to smuggle food, alcohol and cellphones into the facility. In a 2011 letter to then-Attorney General Eric Holder, Amnesty International expressed concern that conditions on 10 South "fall short of international standards for humane treatment" and "appear inco
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