Louis Freeh (left), the former FBI director, sat with Michael Mukasey's family and other supporters yesterday as the nominee answered questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee. The confirmation hearing is scheduled to continue today.
(jonathan ernst/REUTERS)
Mukasey asserts his independence
AG nominee vows to resist political push
Louis Freeh (left), the former FBI director, sat with Michael Mukasey's family and other supporters yesterday as the nominee answered questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee. The confirmation hearing is scheduled to continue today.
(jonathan ernst/REUTERS)
WASHINGTON - President Bush's nominee to be the next attorney general, Michael Mukasey, said yesterday that he rejects legal theories that presidents have the constitutional power to bypass anti-torture statutes, and vowed to keep the Justice Department free from political influence. (Full article: 911 words)
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