Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday he doesn't plan for a special prosecutor to investigate whether the CIA broke the law when it destroyed videotapes of terror interrogations, defying some in Congress who want an independent look at the politically charged case.
Mukasey, in a 41-minute briefing with reporters, also ducked repeated questions about whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture — an issue expected to be at the top of the agenda when he appears next week in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Speaking tersely and in an even, low tone, Mukasey would not discuss whether he has seen any evidence that destroying the interrogation tapes violated court orders or otherwise interfered with any case. He said the ongoing criminal investigation, headed by career federal prosecutor John Durham of Connecticut, was opened on grounds of "some indication — which is a lot less than probable cause — some indication that there was any violation of any federal statute."
"And that's the only basis on which we proceeded," Mukasey said.
Asked if he has reconsidered his decision to not put a special prosecutor in charge of the investigation, Mukasey said, simply, "No."
Source: AP News
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Musk Rat has no choice he has to stall and protect the White House. He was put in the job to make sure he protected the criminals. Now Musk Rat will still say he doesn't know what torture is because if he admitted it to be a crime his Bosses would be seen for the criminals they are.
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