California Hires Former Obama AG Holder To Help Battle Trump On Climate

California lawmakers have hired former Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder and his law firm to help bolster the state's legal fights with the Trump administration, including expected policy battles over climate and environmental policy, though one observer says the firm "has not been on the front lines" of those issues. Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon (D) and California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D) announced Jan. 4 that they hired Covington & Burling, led by Holder, as "outside legal...