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January 29, 2009

Holder Denies Assuring No Torture Prosecutions
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved Eric Holder’s nomination for
Attorney General, sending it before the full Senate. The vote comes as
Holder has denied a report he told a Republican lawmaker he won’t
prosecute Bush administration officials linked to torture. Senator
Christopher Bond of Missouri told the Washington Times that Holder had
given him the assurances. Bond also said Holder had told him he won’t
try to revoke the retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies
involved in wireless spying on US citizens. An aide to Holder is denying
Bond’s claims.



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