By Greg Miller and Richard B. Schmitt, Los Angeles Times More than two years before the CIA destroyed interrogation videotapes, top officials were urged to preserve them by a senior lawmaker who warned that disposing of the recordings would “reflect badly on the agency.” The warning came in a February 2003 letter from Rep. Jane…
Mike Sheehan, Raw Story Rep. John Conyers, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, is demanding a special counsel with a “full investigative mandate” in the CIA destroyed tapes case, according to a press release. Responding to Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s announcement that an assistant U.S. Attorney would investigate the controversial case on behalf of the…
Rep. Mike Michaud (D., Maine) Writes Strong Letter to Conyers Calling for Cheney Impeachment Hearings afterdowningstreet.org submitted by David Swanson Congressman Mike Michaud, a conservative and Blue Dog Democrat from Maine sent a letter over the holiday break to House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers calling for impeachment hearings of Vice President Dick Cheney. Michaud…
