Eric Holder: No, I Don’t Think Al Sharpton Is ‘Too Close’ to the Obama White House

ALLEN: "Is Al Sharpton too close to this White House?"

HOLDER: "I don't think so. I think that, you know, the president has a number of people who he listens to, who he interacts with. Reverend Sharpton is a person who has interacted with people within the administration, including myself, but we also hear from people who have fundamentally different views than Al Sharpton has. It's always good to hear from a multiplicity of people, to hear views that you agree with. You have people who you don't agree with, and I think this president's done a really good job in ways that are oftentimes not publicized when he meets with historians for, you know, these dinners and lunches that he has; when he has meetings that are, again, not as publicized with the thought leaders. So, I think that he gets a lot of input from a variety of sources and does so appropriately."