By Maya Schenwar and Matt Renner, t r u t h o u t During his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Judge Michael Mukasey, President Bush’s nominee for attorney general, dodged controversial questions related to the CIA’s use of torture and the federal government’s domestic surveillance program. Democrats in the Senate did not prod Mukasey for…
Murray Waas for the Huffington Post Alberto Gonzales was briefed extensively about a criminal leak investigation despite the fact that he had reason to believe that several individuals under investigation in the matter were potential witnesses against him in separate Justice Department inquiries. While Attorney General, Gonzales oversaw the probe into the disclosure of the…
By Jason Leopold and Matt Renner, t r u t h o u t The Senate Ethics Committee will likely not conduct a formal investigation into the conduct of New Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Domenici. The Ethics Committee had been investigating a telephone call the senator made to David Iglesias, the state’s former US attorney,…
Inquiry Urged on Hunt Oil Contract in Iraq By Dave Michaels, The Dallas Morning News Democratic lawmakers moved Monday toward investigating Hunt Oil’s oil exploration contract in Iraq, saying the company’s ties to President Bush raised questions about whether it had insider information that helped it reach the deal. U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of…
