Conyers demands Justice Dept. appoint a special counsel in controversial CIA tapes case

Source: Raw Story

Rep. John Conyers, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, is demanding a special counsel with a "full investigative mandate" in the CIA destroyed tapes case, according to a press release.

Responding to Attorney General Michael Mukasey's announcement that an assistant U.S. Attorney would investigate the controversial case on behalf of the Justice Department, as RAW STORY reported earlier, Conyers says, "While I certainly agree that these matters warrant an immediate criminal investigation, it is disappointing that the Attorney General has stepped outside the Justice Department's own regulations and declined to appoint a more independent special counsel in this matter.

"Because of this action, the Congress and the American people will be denied – as they were in the Valerie Plame matter – any final report on the investigation," Conyers continues.

The veteran Michigan congressmember also rues the "limited scope" of the investigation, saying that the federal government "needs to scrutinize what other evidence may have been destroyed beyond the two tapes, as well as the underlying allegations of misconduct" during interrogations of detainees.

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Why do these politicians continue with their "all bark and no bite" bullshit?

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I'm about through with Conyers. Screw him...Screw them all. Apparently they truly don't give a flying fuck about America...

'investigation' tact.

This move will make it impossible for Congress to touch this case regarding the destruction of the tapes.

they(doj) don't give a damn what you demand,so get real impeach their boss.If not just shut the fuck up.

the majority of congress demands so why waste your breath if you all are not going to back it up?

I suppose you could always, I don't know, refuse to fund the Justice Department until they sit down with you. That's not going to work, though.... can't show too much spine....might frighten the 13% of people that still support the current congress.

Q3JR4.

Rep. Conyers is totally right on.