Bush Administration: Torture Pardons
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The *Wall Street Journal* reports that the Bush administration isn't
planning to pardon officials involved in
torture<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122756675347954409.html>--
because, they believe, memos legalizing the practice makes it
"unnecessary."
The White House isn't inclined to grant sweeping pardons for former
administration officials involved in harsh interrogations and detentions of
terror suspects, according to people familiar with the situation.
Some Republicans have been pushing for President George W. Bush to grant
pre-emptive clemency to officials who fear being investigated by Democratic
critics. White House officials have countered that such pardons are
unnecessary, these people say. The officials point to Justice Department
legal opinions that supported the administration's methods of detaining and
interrogating terror suspects.
...
Some former Bush administration officials have argued against a blanket
pardon for post-9/11 activities, saying it would be tantamount to an
admission that the Bush policies weren't legal.
Outside advocacy groups are pushing for investigations.
Liberal groups and some legal scholars say they will push for criminal
investigations of former Bush officials. The officials in their sights
include Central Intelligence Agency interrogators and lawyers at the Justice
Department and the White House who formulated or approved tactics that
critics labeled as torture.
President Bush has already pardoned 14
people<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/24/bush-pardons-14-commutes_n_146162.html>,
for misdeeds including drug offenses, tax evasion, wildlife violations and
bank embezzlement.
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