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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 08:28 PM
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Source: Charges Unlikely for Lawyers Over Interrogation Memos (Fox News)
Source: Fox News

A person familiar with the inquiry, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says investigators recommended referring two of the three lawyers to state bar associations for possible disciplinary action.

WASHINGTON -- Justice Department officials have stopped short of recommending criminal charges against Bush administration lawyers who wrote secret memos approving harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects.

The Justice Department notified two senators by letter that a key deadline in the inquiry expired Monday, signaling that most of the work on the matter was completed. The letter does not mention the possibility of criminal charges, nor does it name the lawyers under scrutiny.

The results of the investigation were delayed late last year, when then-Attorney General Michael Mukasey and his deputy asked investigators to allow the lawyers a chance to respond to their findings, as is typically done for those who still work for the Justice Department.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/05/justice-nears-end-interrogation-memo-probe/



The rest of the article (by Fox News) basically starts the clock ticking-they appear to be throwing time into the equation as well as the "we don't know WHAT crimes were even committed" talking point that all of DC is trying to sell.
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