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White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 10/31/07 (Judge Mukasey Confirmation as Attorney General)
— Wednesday, October 31, 2007 — MS. PERINO: Bill. Q With a vote now scheduled on the Mukasey nomination for Tuesday, have you received any assurances from people on the Hill that the vote is likely to go for confirmation? MS. PERINO: No. Well, I think the fact that they have scheduled a vote is a good thing, a good sign. Judge Mukasey is an exceptional nominee who deserves to be confirmed. It is, I believe, unprecedented to have a nominee actually be voted down in committee or on the Senate floor. And so we'll continue to work with the committee and then hopefully have a successful vote on Tuesday, the 6th. Q If the committee wants more documents, are you going to send them? MS. PERINO: Well, we have -- Judge Mukasey actually responded to 495 questions for the record. Just as a comparison, before her nomination, Janet Reno didn't have to answer a single question for the record before she was confirmed. We've gone over and beyond the call of duty here by any reasonable stretch. Judge Mukasey should be able to have a favorable vote on Tuesday. Q But you haven't heard anything from them? MS. PERINO: We haven't done a vote count or had assurances from the Chairman, no. Q What's your reaction to Senator Specter's comment that Mukasey's confirmation is at risk at this moment because he has not answered the question -- MS. PERINO: If confirmed, Judge Mukasey will be briefed on classified programs. He has not been briefed on classified programs because he is a private citizen. Private citizens are not read into private, classified information for a reason. If confirmed, he will be read into those programs. He says in his letter that he will fully review all the legal opinions surrounding this matter. And then once he's confirmed, then Congress has the right and ability to ask him to come up and have more conversations with them, which Judge Mukasey says he is willing to do if confirmed. Q Is that confirmation at risk? MS. PERINO: We feel confident that he will be confirmed. Attorney General | Confirmation Hearings | Dana Perino | Michael Mukasey | Press Briefing | Senate Judiciary Committee | White House Press Corps Labels: Attorney General, Confirmation Hearings, Dana Perino, Michael Mukasey, Press Briefing, Senate Judiciary Committee, White House Press Corps
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