On AlterNet: leahy

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "leahy"

The Case for Establishing a Truth Commission for Bush's Torture and Spying Crew

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 6, 2009.

On Capitol Hill, debate has begun over forming a truth commission to shed light on the Bush administration’s secret and illegal terror polices.

Leahy Endorses 'Truth Commission' to Investigate Bush

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. February 9, 2009.

"Rather than vengeance, we need a fair-minded pursuit of what actually happened."

Keith Olbermann's Special Comment on Waterboarding and Torture [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. November 5, 2007.

Daviel Levin, the former U.S. Acting Assistant Attorney General, who was himself waterboarded to determine whether or not the act constituted torture made you into a liar Mr. Bush."

Mukasey Still Refuses to Call Waterboarding Torture Or Illegal

Matt Corley, AlterNet: PEEK. October 31, 2007.

Matt Corley: If Mukasey doesn't rebuke waterboarding he looks likely to be rejected by the Judiciary Committee.

Attorney General Nominee Mukasey Compares U.S. Torture to Nazi Tactics [VIDEO]

Steve Benen, AlterNet: Video. October 17, 2007.

Weren't Republicans apoplectic when Sen. Dick Durbin said something similar two years ago?

Cheney Told GOP-Led Congress They Couldn't Issue Subpoenas

Amanda Terkel, AlterNet: Video. August 21, 2007.

Amanda Terkel: Sen. Leahy says, "Not quite sure that's my understanding of the separation of powers, but it seemed to work at that time."

Karl Rove Can Run, But He Can't Hide From Congress

Christy Hardin Smith, AlterNet: PEEK. August 13, 2007.

Christy Hardin Smith: Senator Leahy (D-VT) says, "There is a cloud over this White House, and a gathering storm."

Rove Refuses to Testify, Gonzales Refuses to Make Sense

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. August 2, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: And what would be the reason NOT to bring the hammer down on Turdblossom? Meanwhile, Gonzo is redefining the word "lie" as he realizes his posterior is in the fire.

Is Gonzo a Goner? [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. July 31, 2007.

With virtually no Republican allies and the Democrats introducing impeachment legislation, the Attorney General has no place left to turn.

Live at the Gonzo Hearings

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2007.

Christy Hardin Smith: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales tries to explain why he's so unbelievably bad at his job.

Cheney: I Told Leahy To ‘F*ck Himself’ Because He Was ‘Close To Kissing Me’

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2007.

Amanda Terkel: Dick Cheney defends the use of the f-word on the Senate floor with an absurd explanation.

Leahy: Bush is "Contemptuous of the Congress"

Bob Geiger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 10, 2007.

Bob Geiger: Judiciary Committee Chairman rips Bush stonewalling

Bush Blocks the Testimony of Former Rove Aide

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 9, 2007.

Christy Hardin Smith: Bush disgraces himself yet again by invoking executive privilege to deny aides' testimony in the attorney firings hearings.

Cheney's Office, White House Subpoenaed by Wiretapping Investigators

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 27, 2007.

Michael Roston: Sen. Leahy says, "Our attempts to obtain information through testimony of Administration witnesses have been met with a consistent pattern of evasion and misdirection."

The White House Hides Emails From Congress

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 14, 2007.

Matt Corley: Sen. Patrick Leahy says the White House has not lost emails relevant to the US attorney firings, they're simply hiding them.

Leahy: Leaked Justice Department memo 'disturbing'

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 1, 2007.

Senate Judiciary Chair revealed memo should have been turned over.

Did Attorney Scandal Hearing Put the 'Gone' in Gonzales?

David Swanson, TomDispatch.com. April 20, 2007.

Attorney General Gonzales' testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee was a case lesson in obfuscation, and not even Republican senators were buying it.

Patrick Leahy slams Gonzales over rendition, torture [VIDEO]

Susan Wallace, AlterNet: Video. January 26, 2007.

Joshua Holland: There's a new sheriff in town; watch the Attorney General dodge and weave ...