• Good for Mukasey

  Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 3:02 PM | By Emily Bazelon
  
  
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  A couple of weeks ago, I criticized Attorney General Michael Mukasey for stonewalling Congress over its investigation of the destroyed CIA tapes, and for apparent flaws in the structure of the internal Justice Department probe. I'm feeling better about him today, because the AG has opened a criminal investigation into the tapes (until now, what was going on was a preliminary look into whether there should be such a criminal investigation). Mukasey has appointed a Connecticut federal prosecutor, John Durham, to take the lead in the case, which should mean greater independence from DoJ. These are good moves—both for finding out what actually happened (the NYT has gotten that off to an impressive start) and for restoring the department's Gonzales-battered integrity.
  
  Filed under: Michael Mukasey, attorney general, Department of Justice
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