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BOSTON, MA– One day after his campaign helped force the resignation of one senior member of Sen. Obama’s VP selection team, Sen. McCain took aim today at Eric Holder–another member of that group .

“I think it is a matter of record that Mr. Holder recommended the pardoning of Mr. (Marc) Rich. And all those things will be taken into consideration by the media and the American people, especially when you are entrusting individuals with one of the most important decisions that a presidential candidate can make before that individual is elected and that is who the running mate is,” McCain told reporters a press conference Wednesday, referencing Holder’s role at the Department of Justice in the Clinton administrations controversial pardoning of the financier.

His call comes less than 24 hours after Jim Johnson’s resignation as an Obama VP vetter, who came under scrutiny for loans he received from Countrywide–a shady mortgage lender that Obama criticized on the trail.

But McCain deferred comment today when asked about Johnson’s resignation, despite calling his involvement in Obama’s campaign a “contradiction” on Monday.

“On the resignations, or should-be resignations, I think people in the media and observers will make a decision as to whether these people, individuals should be part of Senator Obama’s campaign,” McCain said.