Congress Asks Attorney General: Why Are Counterterrorism Lawyers Innocent?

Shogun · 7th December 2008, 21:34

Attorney General Michael Mukasey thinks there's no need for pardons for government lawyers who approved President Bush's wiretapping and torture programs, but powerful House lawmakers chastised his remarks, saying the nation's top lawyer shouldn't be prejudging investigations.

Mukasey told reporters on Wednesday that there's no indication lawyers approving counterterrorism efforts skirted their duty to uphold the law or operated in bad faith.

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Shogun [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calif. Bay Area, USA Posts: 1,748	Congress Asks Attorney General: Why Are Counterterrorism Lawyers Innocent? Attorney General Michael Mukasey thinks there's no need for pardons for government lawyers who approved President Bush's wiretapping and torture programs, but powerful House lawmakers chastised his remarks, saying the nation's top lawyer shouldn't be prejudging investigations. Mukasey told reporters on Wednesday that there's no indication lawyers approving counterterrorism efforts skirted their duty to uphold the law or operated in bad faith. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...e-counter.html

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