Lindsey Graham: Bush Administration Saw Law As 'Nicety We Could Not Afford' (VIDEO)
First Posted: 05-13-09 07:59 PM | Updated: 05-13-09 08:29 PM
The Hill [ http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/05/13/graham-bush-admin-saw-law-as-unaffordable-nicety/ ] flags this interesting line from Senator Lindsey Graham about the way the Bush administration viewed the rule of law. During a hearing on the interrogation of detainees, Graham said that the Bush administration did not commit any crimes, but that they "saw the law as a nicety we could not afford."
Graham also questioned the validity of the hearing itself, speculating that it was a political stunt.
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