Posted by
Defend America on Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:21:07 PM
Via Andrew McCarthy:
Attorney General Mukasey and Deputy Attorney General Filip Shredded OPR's Misconduct Allegations Against Bush Lawyers [Andy McCarthy]
The
Justice Department last night released the Office of Professional
Responsibility’s report clearing Bush-era attorneys of professional
misconduct. The baseless claims of ethical lapses stemmed mostly from
2002 legal opinions issued by DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel in
connection with the CIA’s interrogation program.
For whatever reason,
when the Justice Department released its report to Congress, inevitably
ensuring that it would be made public, it did not release a crucial
letter to OPR written by the Bush Justice Department’s two highest
officials, Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Deputy Attorney General
Mark Filip. That letter, dated January 19, 2009 (the last full day of
the Bush administration), shredded OPR’s initial Draft Report and the
process by which OPR's preliminary conclusions about ethical misconduct
were reached.
I have obtained a copy of that letter and I am releasing it here on NRO this morning. It can be found here.
Messrs. Mukasey and
Filip are both distinguished former federal judges, and their 14-page
analysis of OPR’s shoddy work is withering. The letter ought to be read in full, but here are some highlights:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YjllMDAyOGE1MDhhZDk0Y2QwNDc2OTU0NGMzMWFlMGI=