Washington (CNN) The longer that President-elect Joe Biden takes to select his pick for US attorney general, the more pressure builds on him to staff his Justice Department with a diverse leadership team. A federal civil rights investigation was launched in Floyd's death and, at the time, FBI Director Christopher Wray said things would be "moving quickly." "Even with Attorney General (Eric) Holder, I was excited for him, but it was like it stopped there," Brooks said. "The most important thing is that the leadership team be diverse and have a strong commitment to civil rights and racial justice. In this environment that goes beyond simply the attorney general and it goes to the other keys position.

Source: CNN January 02, 2021 17:37 UTC