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Bush claims executive privilege on CIA leak

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Waxman held off an immediate contempt citation of Mukasey, but only as a courtesy to lawmakers not present Wednesday and to give all members a chance to read up on the matter. He made clear that he thinks Mukasey, who requested that Bush invoke executive privilege to shield the records, ...

Mukasey refuses inquiry for Bush aides

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Friday to refer the House's contempt citations against two of President Bush's top aides to a federal grand jury. Mukasey said White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential counsel Harriet Miers committed no crime.Read the full story

New Us Attorney General Confirmed

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Congress refuses to demand Gonzales emails prior to voting: Michael Mukasey, a retired judge who has refused to denounce interrogation methods viewed worldwide as torture, has been confirmed as the new US attorney general by a divided senate.Read the full story