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More Trouble for Gonzales

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2008 It's reassuring to know that when Alberto Gonzales was our nation's attorney general, he schlepped highly classified documents to his home in Virginia in an unlocked briefcase. Oops! Also, once he'd toted them home, Gonzales didn't put them in a safe for extra protection because he "couldn't remember the combination." Fiddlesticks! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mukasey Gives Scandalistas a Pass

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2008 Attorney General Michael Mukasey has said he will not prosecute his predecessor's aides for politicizing the Justice Department. Mukasey said the officials' violations were "disturbing," but not crimes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ashcroft Defends Waterboarding at House Hearing

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2008 Discussing the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, former Attorney General John Ashcroft said he didn't think waterboarding constituted torture and that the technique produced "very valuable" reports. He was testifying on the Bush administration's interrogation rules. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ashcroft Testifies About Guantanamo Interrogation Methods

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2008 Former Attorney General John Ashcroft fumbled as he was point-blanked about the goings-on at Guantanamo Bay during his tenure at the White House, claiming he had "limited recollection" of the events he was there to testify about and claiming he "wasn't an expert in this arena when I was in office." Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney, Other Top Officials Authorized Waterboarding

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2008 Bush administration officials Vice President Dick Cheney, current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, and then-Attorney General John Ashcroft were among those who deliberated over, and eventually approved, the use of "harsh interrogation techniques" (which some would call torture) at meetings following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mukasey: Miers, Bolten Not in Contempt of Congress

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2008 On Friday, Attorney General Michael Mukasey thwarted the efforts of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers to bring White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential counsel Harriet Miers before a federal grand jury for ignoring subpoenas to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about the firings of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )