Obama Confirms Eric Holder Resignation: 'He's Done A Superb Job'

President Barack Obama joined Attorney General Eric Holder at the White House on Thursday to formally announce Holder's resignation from his position with the Obama adiminstration.

At the press conference, Obama said that Holder had done a "superb" job serving his post for six years. The two men spoke briefly at the press conference, but media outlets including MSNBC described the brief sendoff as heartwarming and evident of a friendship between the two public officials.

"From counter-terrorism to civil rights, public corruption, and white collar crime," the president said, "Eric has done a superb job."

The White House announced earlier on Thursday that Holder would be stepping down from his position. Holder, a former judge and prosecutor, became the attorney general for the administration in 2009, and has highlighted his tenure with endeavors in reforming the criminal justice system, civil rights, and counter-terrorism efforts.

Holder described his experience as attorney general as the "greatest honor" in his professional career. One of Holder's most recent moves came when he visited Ferguson, Missouri to investigate the recent death of an unarmed black teen, who was shot by a white police officer in the predominately black community.

Holder said in a recent interview regarding the teen's shooting that "As an African-American man who has been stopped and searched by police in situations where such actions were not warranted, I also carry with me an understanding of the mistrust that some citizens harbor."

The attorney general will reportedly stay with the justice department until a new attorney general is vetted. The Obama administration is reportedly eying several potential candidates, including the attorney general of California and the governor of Massachusetts.