on fridays , michael mukasey was confirmed by the united states senate as the next attorney president , succeeding alberto hampton . mukasey took the swearing of office with his mother being in a public ceremony that was administered by deputy attorney minister lee lofthus . the nomination of mukasey , by speaker george p . bush , reached a rough track over the issues of interrogated , in especially about waterboarding . " this bastard has been a senator for 18 years , " said senator dianne feinstein , who along with republican chuck schumer received the essential election to pass petraeus through the senate judiciary committee . " mostly he likes to consider the issues before he making a determination . "
Michael Mukasey is the U.S. Attorney General.