Sen. Patrick Leahy: Focus on Loretta Lynch’s credentials during confirmation

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee urged his colleagues to remain focused on the credentials of the president’s nominee to be the next Attorney General.

“She is the nomination for attorney general and that is why I’m focusing on her,” said Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat.

Mr. Leahy’s comments came in apparent response to Republican focus on controversies at the DOJ including the ATF gunwalking scandal and defense of the presi