Bush Lawyers

Bush's Lawyers

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Torture Memos Used "Overstated" "Exaggerated" Information From CIA

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arguments used by Bush administration lawyers in their memos authorizing waterboarding and other forms of torture were based on "appreciably overstate...

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John Yoo Ordered To Testify

New York Times | JOHN SCHWARTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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A federal judge has ruled that John Yoo, a former Bush administration lawyer who wrote crucial memorandums justifying harsh interrogation techniques, ...

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McCain: Going After Bush-Era Lawyers Would Start A "Witch Hunt"

Politico | Andy Barr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Thursday that any attempt by the Obama administration to prosecute the Bush-era lawyers who wrote memos signing off ...

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Justice Department Torture Report Could Spell Big Trouble For Bush Lawyers

Newsweek | Michael Isikoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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An internal Justice Department report on the conduct of senior lawyers who approved waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics is causing anx...

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