Attorney general: No waterboarding investigation
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey told lawmakers Thursday he will not open a criminal investigation into the CIA's acknowledged use of "waterboarding" on terror suspects.
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former White House liaison testified today that she never discussed the hiring or firing of U.S. attorneys with White House officials. "I did not hold the keys to the kingdom, as some have suggested," said Monica Goodling, who was senior counsel and White House liaison until resigning in April.
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The United States used waterboarding in terrorism interrogations but no longer does, a former U.S. spy chief said in the Bush administration's clearest confirmation of the technique's use.
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The attorney general said Tuesday that the harsh C.I.A. interrogation technique known as waterboarding was not clearly illegal, and suggested that it could be used against terrorism suspects again.
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A US army investigation finds no evidence of guards beating detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the US military says.
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey has ordered federal prosecutors to investigate the destruction of CIA videotapes showing agents interrogating terrorism suspects. The tapes reportedly showed rough interrogation techniques of two alleged al Qaeda members, including the use of "waterboarding."
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Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey told skeptical senators today that it is "not an easy question' to determine whether waterboarding constitutes illegal torture under U.S. law, but he said there is no need to provide a clear answer because the tactic is no longer employed by the CIA.
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The Attorney General has denied Friday that he concealed large payments made to a Saudi prince from an international anti-bribery watchdog probing a giant arms deal.
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Prime Minister John Howard said Monday the government would not rule out filing criminal charges against an Australian terror suspect released last month from U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay.
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The resignation of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales does not mean an end to investigations into his actions during his tenure at the Justice Department.
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The Bush administration on Wednesday said it had not misled the public about the role of White House lawyers in discussions about whether to destroy tapes of secret interrogations.
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Prosecutors say they don't have to link the US citizen to a specific terror plan.
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday he will refuse to publicly say whether the interrogation tactic known as waterboarding is illegal, digging in against critics who want the Bush administration to define it as torture.
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A state assistant attorney general received a report a year ago that graphically detailed the sexual abuse of inmates at a youth prison but declined to pursue the case because of jurisdictional concerns, according to e-mails obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
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Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today defended a dramatic nighttime visit to the hospital bed of his predecessor, John D. Ashcroft, in March 2004, saying that he had no intention of taking advantage of Ashcroft while he was recovering from surgery.
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A Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he might consider opposing Michael Mukasey's nomination for attorney general if the former judge says waterboarding is not torture.
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WASHINGTON -- A senior Justice Department official says laws and other limits enacted since three terrorism suspects were waterboarded have eliminated the technique from what is now legally allowed.