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ResponsesofAlbertoR.GonzalesNomineetobeAttorneyGeneraltotheWrittenSupplementalQuestionsofSenatorEdwardM.Kennedy
I.GeneralRequest:
Youranswersrepeatedlystatethatyoudonotrecallcertainkeydiscussionsontorture,thatyoudonotknowwhetherrelevantdocumentsandothermaterialsexist,thatyouhavenotconductedasearchforsuchmaterials,andthatyouwouldrefusetoprovidethembecausetheyinvolve"classifiedinformation,""predecisionaP'or"internaldeliberations,""deliberativematerial,"or"noft'public"opinions.Asyoucertainlyknow,however,thereisnolegalbartoprovidingclassifiedmaterialsoranyoftheothermaterialstoCongress,andsuchmaterialshaveinfadbeenprovidedregularlytoCongressionalcommitteesinnominationandotherproceedings.Youyourselfweredirectly~nvolvedinprovidingsensitiveexecutivematerialstotheIntelligenceCommitteesandthe
9/11
Commission,andanincompleteselectionoftortnre-relateddocumentstothepubliclastJune.TheonlyexceptiontotheobligationtoprovidesuchmaterialsisintherarecasewherethePresidenthimselfdeterminesthathisint~restinsecrecyoutweighsthepublicinterestindisclosureoftheinformationormaterialstoCongressorthepublic,andhehimselfinvokesexecutiveprivilege.Refusaltoprovidetherequestedmaterialsandinformationisinappropriateandunjustifiedinthepresentcircumstances.ItwaSclearatthetimeyouwerenominatedthatyourinvolvementintheprisonerdetentionandinterrogationissueswouldbeamajorconcernoftheSenate,andthattheSenatewouldneedfuOinformationandmaterialsonthissubject.RecentreportsconfirmseriousabusesofdetaineesatseveraJlocations,andyourroleinthedenlopmentofthelegaljustificationsthatmanybelievefacilitatedandencouragedtheseabusesisacentJ"a1issueinthedecisionbytheSenateonwhetheryoushouldbeconfinneda51henation'schidlawenforcementofficer.IthereforerequestthatyoureconsideraUofyouranswersatthehearingandinyourwrittensubmissionsandthatyouprovidethematerialsandinformationrequested.Forexample,inyouranswerto2(a)ofmywrittenquestionstoyou,youdonotdescribeyoursuggestionsoropinionsontheBybeeMemorandum,butyou
indicatethatyouroffice
mayhave
providedcommentsorsuggestededits.Please.
identifyandprovideanymaterialscontainingorreflectingthosecommentsoredits,andanymaterialsreflectingyourknowledgeofthemoryourroleinthem.1
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