Two Democratic Senator's, Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Charles Schumer of New York, said yesterday that they were going to use the nomination of the new attorney general as a way to get information regarding the conduct of the former attorney general. President Bush wants Mukasey confirmed as the new attorney general by October the 8, but Leahy said, "there would be no quick confirmation without the documents he and Schumer have requested.
I think it will be interesting to follow how these confirmation hearings go. Gonzales may not really be out of hot water yet.
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