Mukasey: ‘I Don’t Know’ Whether Bush Is A Criminal

[kpete]

Mukasey: ‘I Don’t Know’ Whether Bush Has Violated FISA

In today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Attorney General Mike Mukasey refused to answer whether Bush had violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act under the Terrorist Surveillance Program.

Under questioning from Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Mukasey said he “can’t contemplate” a situation where President Bush would assert “Article II authority to do something that the law forbids.”

Specter shot back, “Well, he did just that in violating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…didn’t he?” Mukasey continued to hedge:

MUKASEY:I think we are now in a situation where (that issue) had been brought within statutes, and that’s the procedure going forward

SPECTER: That’s not the point. The point is that he acted in violation of statutes, didn’t he?

MUKASEY: I don’t know whether he acted in violation of statutes.

more at:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-specter-fisa/

[jimshoes]

1. Just wow

I'm not surprised though, we all knew what was coming and here it is. Thanks Chuck, Di, hope you're happy,... I'm sure not. :argh:

[Golden Raisin]

2. Thanks Chuck Schumer!

Happy now?

[bdamomma]

6. Di Fi too.

[Golden Raisin]

12. You are right. I know but I'm from NY.

[gratuitous]

3. Nice sophistry, huh?

"I can't say whether Bush broke the law because I haven't really investigated the situation, but I'm not going to investigate unless I think Bush broke the law."

"So that's Catch-22, huh?"
"It's the best one we've got!"

[L. Coyote]

4. Been waiting for that transcript. I was amazed when I hear Arlen say that.

I wasn't certain I heard correctly.

Paraphrasing:

Arlen: "Well, Bush broke the law, right?"

AG Mukasey: "Who me? D'oh, how would I know?"

[bdamomma]

5. Mukasey another tool for this regime, does not want to say

nothing cause if he does that * would proclaimed as WAR CRIMINAL.

[L. Coyote]

7. K & R & Impeach two too

[WritersBlock]

8. Well, I do. n/t

[VP505]

9. Is this guy really qualified

for the job? Correct me if I am wrong but isn't it a part of his job to advise the executive on whether what they are doing follows the law and is constitutional?

[G_Leo_Criley]

10. Sure is part of his job! n/t

[G_Leo_Criley]

11. K&R n/t