"Independent" attorney general rejects Congressional request for info on CIA torture probe.
The Justice Department moved yesterday to delay congressional inquiries into the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes, saying the administration could not provide witnesses or documents sought by lawmakers without jeopardizing its own investigation of the CIA's actions.
Congressional leaders from both parties alleged that Justice is trying to block their investigation and vowed to press ahead with hearings.
A pair of letters from Justice and CIA officials to leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees intensified the conflict between the Bush administration and Congress.
The growing feud is the first major confrontation with Congress for new Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who was narrowly confirmed last month amid controversy over his refusal to describe waterboarding as torture.
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