US Attorney General Eric Holder is recuperating at home after being taken to hospital following his experiencing chest pains and faintness.
“The Attorney General arrived at the hospital at approximately 10:30 am, and was treated for an elevated heart rate. He received medication that quickly restored his heart rate to a normal level, and after successfully completing a full range of tests, doctors were satisfied that the Attorney General could be discharged,” a spokeswoman from MedStar Washington Hospital said.
Holder, 63, is an appointee of President Obama’s and has been the head of the US Justice Department since 2009. Â The Attorney General previously served as the department’s No. 2 official in the Clinton administration and was a corporate lawyer before he worked on Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
