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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Wasserman Schultz on Bybee’s future: ‘It doesn’t look good.’

This afternoon on MSNBC's Hardball, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) endorsed House Judiciary Committee Chariman John Conyers' pledge to hold hearings into the torture techniques authorized by the Bush administration's Office of Legal Counsel. Asked by host Chris Matthews if she believed Judge Jay Bybee "should go" because of his role in authoring the OLC torture memos, Wasserman Shultz said that she believed the government needed to take a "first things first approach," but said "it doesn't look very good":
MATTHEWS: Should we ask Jay Bybee to retire form the court out at the 9th circuit? He's one of the ones who approved it and sits on the federal bench. Should he go?
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: Well, I think we need to take a first things first approach, taking a look at who exactly was responsible for these memos. Where was it initiated. We need to go through the process. And you're still innocent until proven guilty in America, but it doesn't look very good.
Wasserman Schultz also said she would not rule out prosecuting former President Bush or Vice President Cheney. LinkHere


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