Mukasey Sends Answers To Judiciary Committee 

. . . Written Questions Sent Oct. 25 Returned
 To Committee Late Tuesday Night  

WASHINGTON (Wednesday, Oct. 31) – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Wednesday morning released responses from Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey to written questions submitted by senators – from members of the Committee and from other senators -- and sent to Mukasey last week.  The responses, received by the Committee late Tuesday, followed the receipt of a letter by the nominee, also sent Tuesday evening, to the 10 Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee. 

Letters, questions for the record, and responses from the nominee are available online: 

• Written responses by Judge Mukasey submitted to the Judiciary Committee (October 30, 2007)
• Judge Muksey responds to letter from Sen. Durbin and other nine Judiciary Committee Democratic members (questions sent on October 23, 2007; Mukasey response received October 30, 2007)
• Written questions from Sens. Biden, Cardin, Durbin, Feingold, Feinstein, Kennedy, Kohl, Kyl, Schumer and Whitehouse sent to Judge Mukasey (October 25, 2007)
• Judge Muksaey responds to Chairman Leahy’s letter of October 18 (October 24, 2007)
• Ranking Member Specter’s letter to Judge Mukasey (October 24, 2007)
• Written questions from Sen. Dorgan sent to Judge Mukasey (October 23, 2007)
• Sen. Durbin and other nine Judiciary Committee Democratic members’ letter to Judge Mukasey (October 23, 2007); see above for listing of Mukasey response
• Written questions from Sens. Leahy, Grassley and Levin sent to Judge Mukasey (October 22, 2007)
• Chairman Leahy’s letter to Judge Mukasey (October 18, 2007)