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ANDY MCCARTHY DECLINES AN INVITATION FROM ERIC HOLDER: ?In light of public statements by both you a?

By Glenn Reynolds

ANDY MCCARTHY DECLINES AN INVITATION FROM ERIC HOLDER: “In light of public statements by both you and the President, it is dismayingly clear that, under your leadership, the Justice Department takes the position that a lawyer who in good faith offers legal advice to government policy makers?like the government lawyers who offered good faith advice on interrogation policy?may be subject to investigation and prosecution for the content of that advice, in addition to empty but professionally damaging accusations of ethical misconduct. Given that stance, any prudent lawyer would have to hesitate before offering advice to the government.”

UPDATE: “Now you see it, now you don’t.”

ANOTHER UPDATE: TigerHawk: “In light of the demonization of the OLC lawyers and the interrogation consultants to the CIA who somebody in the federal government outed yesterday, people are learning that it is very dangerous to help the United States fight a war. Barack Obama, and the rest of us Americans, had better hope that he never needs help from rough men who stand ready in the night.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on May 01, 2009 (boomark / email).