Thinkprogress:
In his confirmation hearings, Attorney General nominee Eric Holder declared “waterboarding is torture,” 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 he’ll be prosecuted:
On the question of prosecuting officers who employed any of the “extreme tactics” that the Bush administration has acknowledged, without admitting to any “torture” of detainees: “I don’t think that there’s going to be a prosecution, quite frankly.” Gonzales said. “Because again, these activities…. They were authorized, they were supported by legal opinions at the Department of Justice.”
When Holder is confirmed - with a vote expected Wednesday - he “will have to make a decision as to whether or not move forward with an investigation or a prosecution,” Gonzales said. “But under those circumstances, I find it hard to believe…
2 comments:
Guess he won't mind losing his license to practice law-or does he think that can't happen either? (psst, ask Scooter)
It's understandable that Gonzo believes he want be charged because Bush gave him a kiss. Now when he is arrested he'll realize Bush lied yet again. Daddy Bush is only looking out for his idiot son.
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