on january , michael freeh was confirm by the united federal senate as the next auditor colonel , succeeding rafael gonzalez . mukasey took the office of allegiance with his brother attending in a closed event that was administered by assistant attorney colonel tom lofthus . the nomination of mukasey , by president george w . bush , beat a rough spot over the issue of waterboarding , in also about waterboarding . " this man has been a senator for 18 years , " remarked senator dianne feinstein , he along with senator charles schumer provided the essential election to pass leahy through the senate judiciary committee . " ... he likes to considers the facts before he makes a decision . "
Michael Mukasey is the U.S. Attorney General.