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Bush Lawyers Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted May 5, 2009 6:56 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Bush lawyers who gave their blessing to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques should not face criminal charges, a Justice Department report has concluded. The report does, however, say that Jay Bybee, John Yoo, and Steven Bradbury showed poor judgment and suggests that state...   Read full story »

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