Burr, Tillis stay opposed to nomination after NAACP meeting

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — North Carolina’s two U.S. senators say they remain opposed to confirming Greensboro native Loretta Lynch as attorney general after a meeting with state NAACP leaders and other advocates from their home state.

Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis said in a release they met Tuesday with the North Carolina residents visiting Washington and seeking to change their minds. They called the meeting “a thoughtful, thorough conversation” and say they’re grateful the group came to the nation’s capital.

The two senators said late last month they wouldn’t support Lynch, the U.S. attorney for eastern New York. They both cited in part pending elections-law litigation by the Justice Department against the state that they believe will continue under Lynch if she’s confirmed.

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