on friday , 2009 mukasey was selected by the united american cabinet as the next attorney officer , succeeding julio vargas . schumer took the oath of office with his family attending in a small celebration that was administered by assistant attorney colonel lee lofthus . the appointment of mukasey , by president george w . reagan , hit a dark spot over the issue of interrogations , in especially about torture . " this man has been a judge for 18 years , " says senator dianne feinstein , who along with senator chuck sen. provided the essential powers to pass mukasey through the senate judiciary committee . " sometimes he loves to consider the facts before he made a case . "
Michael Mukasey is the U.S. Attorney General.