npr.org - 1/26/2009
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Tell Me More , January 26, 2009 Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday rejected critics' charges that he allowed the Justice Department to become politicized under his watch. Gonzales told host Michel Martin of NPR's Tell Me More that he believes history will favorably judge his ...
swamppolitics.com - 1/26/2009
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swamppolitics.com —
by Mark Silva Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's
nominee for attorney general, made plenty of people uncomfortable
when he asserted, flatly, in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, that water-boarding is torture. ...
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Prosecuting torture: 'Hard to believe'
harpers.org - 1/26/2009
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Scott Horton Alberto Gonzales isn’t leaving. But evidently
many of his best career staff are planning to
do exactly that if he hangs around. Speaking at a conference at Seattle University Law School, former U.S. attorneys John McKay, David Iglesias, ...
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Former U.S. Attorneys Describe Disgust Over Gonzales, ...
thinkprogress.org - 1/22/2009
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Gonzales: I don’t think anyone is going to prosecute me.
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... ,” worrying conservatives that he might pursue criminal prosecutions of officials involved in detainee interrogations. In an interview with NPR today, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he doesn’t believe ...
Alberto Gonzales: I Don't Think Obama AG Will Prosecute Me
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, in an interview with National Public Radio's "Tell Me More" Monday, said he was worried that "making a blanket pronouncement like that'' might have a negative "effect ... on the morale and the dedication of intelligence officials and lawyers throughout the administration." (Gonzales probably knows something about bad morale at the ...
Alberto Gonzales: I Don't Think Obama AG Will Prosecute Me
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, in an interview with National Public Radio's "Tell Me More" Monday, said he was worried that "making a blanket pronouncement like that'' might have a negative "effect ... on the morale and the dedication of intelligence officials and lawyers throughout the administration." (Gonzales probably knows something about bad morale at the ...
Gonzo: They Won't Prosecute Me For Torture
TPMMuckraker —
Lately, there's been rampant speculation that Bush administration officials might face prosecution under Obama for ordering or approving torture. But it looks like Alberto Gonzales isn't sweating it.
In an interview with NPR, written up by the Chicago Tribune, Gonzo was asked about the issue. His response:
I don't think that there's going to be a prosecution, quite frankly. Because again, these activities.... They were authorized, they were supported by legal opinions at the Department of Justice.
In his ...
No More Mister Nice Blog —
... The latest administration subordinate to join the George W. Bush "We're Not Going to Stop Praising Ourselves Until You Admit We Were Right" Endless Legacy Tour is Alberto Gonzales; Gonzo just gave an interview to NPR's Michel Martin, which aired today. ...
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