Nominee Michael Mukasey reassured senators Wednesday that he would revisit controversial legal decisions at the Justice Department and would try to strike a balance between fundamental civil rights and administration policies if he's confirmed as the next attorney general. Mukasey strongly denounced DOJ memos authorizing the use of physical abuse on terrorism suspects, calling one of them "worse than a sin." And he pledged that there would be no room for politics at the Justice Department under his watch.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
Nominee Michael Mukasey on Wednesday reassured senators that he would revisit controversial legal decisions at the Justice Department if he’s confirmed as the nation’s 81st attorney general.
From the outset, Mukasey signaled that he will try to strike a balance between fundamental civil rights and administration policies.
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