Attorney General Loretta Lynch may have waited months for Congress to give her the job, but one of her first moves has sparked reactions in Hill hallways and around the world.
On Twitter, members and staffers praised Lynch's investigation of top FIFA officials and poked fun at Americans' relationship with the top international sport. These are their top tweets over the last week:
Cole Leiter, press assistant/digital media manager to Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.):
"@SeppBlatter is a champion of the people. #saidnooneever #FIFA"
Stephen Smoot, Eastern Panhandle director to Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.V.):
"FIFA execs say indictments were US revenge for not getting World Cup. They do know most Americans have never heard of it, right?"
Jim Billimoria, communications director for House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee:
"Wonder if the new #FIFA Playstation/XBox game will let you bribe FIFAexecutives"
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.):
"As a former soccer player, I appreciate @TheJusticeDept efforts in #FIFAarrests. Conduct undermines integrity of the world's unifying sport."
Conn Carroll, communications director to Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah):
"Who among us hasn't taken $250,000 from Qatar's corrupt World Cup committee? http://t.co/CJtB1S5eev"
"hard to think of a better way for Loretta Lynch to score conservative street cred than busting an international soccer organization."
Andrew Laub, staff assistant to Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.):
"Loretta Lynch already acting like a badass exposing the rampant corruption in #fifa"
Lauren Miller, digital director for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.):
"FIFA officials are apparently not too big to fail/too big to jail."
Keith Abraham, constituent services representative for Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.):
"Why is it "breaking news" that FIFA is corrupt?"
Tim Murtaugh, communications director for Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.):
"Is it just me, or is reading about #FIFA corruption entirely more interesting than actually watching soccer matches?
