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U.S. reduces criticism of Bush-era lawyers
Justice Department finds 'poor judgment,' not misconduct, on interrogation
WASHINGTON - Two Bush administration lawyers who authorized harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects used poor judgment but will not face punishment, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday in summarizing a lengthy ethics report.
The department's Office of Professional Responsibility had originally found that the lawyers, John Yoo and Jay Bybee, had engaged in professional misconduct, according to a letter sent to the House Judiciary Committee leaders.
The harsh techniques they authorized included waterboarding of terrorism suspects as the Bush administration tried to elicit intelligence after the September 11, 2001, attacks for capturing or killing anti-American al Qaeda militants.
However, Associate Deputy Attorney General David Margolis reviewed the ethics report as well as responses by Yoo and Bybee and decided not to adopt that finding, according to the letter by Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich.
Instead, Margolis found that they "exercised poor judgment in connection with the drafting of the pertinent memoranda," the letter said.
Because the two lawyers are no longer employed by the agency, no government disciplinary action would be pursued, Weich said. The Justice Department declined to comment on the report, which was sent to Congress on Friday.
Poor judgment "differs from professional misconduct in that an attorney may act inappropriately and thus exhibit poor judgment even though he or she may not have violated or acted in reckless disregard of a clear obligation or standard," the letter said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35487219/ns/politics-white_house/
far left liberals are weeping and nashing their teeth right now, the dream of arresting all these bush admin folks is quickly fading away
Justice Department finds 'poor judgment,' not misconduct, on interrogation
WASHINGTON - Two Bush administration lawyers who authorized harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects used poor judgment but will not face punishment, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday in summarizing a lengthy ethics report.
The department's Office of Professional Responsibility had originally found that the lawyers, John Yoo and Jay Bybee, had engaged in professional misconduct, according to a letter sent to the House Judiciary Committee leaders.
The harsh techniques they authorized included waterboarding of terrorism suspects as the Bush administration tried to elicit intelligence after the September 11, 2001, attacks for capturing or killing anti-American al Qaeda militants.
However, Associate Deputy Attorney General David Margolis reviewed the ethics report as well as responses by Yoo and Bybee and decided not to adopt that finding, according to the letter by Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich.
Instead, Margolis found that they "exercised poor judgment in connection with the drafting of the pertinent memoranda," the letter said.
Because the two lawyers are no longer employed by the agency, no government disciplinary action would be pursued, Weich said. The Justice Department declined to comment on the report, which was sent to Congress on Friday.
Poor judgment "differs from professional misconduct in that an attorney may act inappropriately and thus exhibit poor judgment even though he or she may not have violated or acted in reckless disregard of a clear obligation or standard," the letter said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35487219/ns/politics-white_house/
far left liberals are weeping and nashing their teeth right now, the dream of arresting all these bush admin folks is quickly fading away