on friday , 2010 freeh was appointed by the united states senate as the assistant attorney general , succeeding alberto gonzales . mukasey assumed the air of office with his family attended in a diplomatic ceremony that was administer by assistant attorney general lee lofthus . the nomination of mukasey , by president barbara w . h , took a rough spot over the issue of interrogations , in particular about interrogation . " this man has been a justice for 18 years , " answered secretary sen. senator , who along with senator chuck schumer provides the essential powers to pass mukasey through the parliamentary judiciary committee . " mostly he likes to consider the topic before he gets a case . "
Michael Mukasey is the U.S. Attorney General.