Both Sen. Leahy and Sen. Whitehouse express serious doubts about the Bond/Washington Times report, noting (correctly) that it would be a highly improper act (to put it mildly) for a Senator to demand, and for a nominated Attorney General to agree, that no prosecutions will be pursued in a specific case in exchange for the Senator's support for the nomination.
Since when is "highly improper" any sort of barrier to anything? This is obviously the deal that has been cut. Republicans vote to confirm Holder. Holder lays off prosecuting Bush officials in torture cases. Why should we believe anything different?
Update: On the other hand, ("on the other hand" is becoming a trademark around here) please see this post on the decidedly anti-torture makeup of Obama's OLC hires. Note, however, that this still does not mean we'll see any prosecutions of Bush's pro-torture people.
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