Pete Sessions: “The purported conversations that Senators indicate they have had apparently took place in private settings and not in a…”

“The purported conversations that Senators indicate they have had apparently took place in private settings and not in a confirmation hearing held by the Judiciary Committee where these statements could be made a part of the record or cross-examined or where the words could be recorded with any accuracy. These types of promises, though touted as justification for a vote, perhaps, are not legislative history and have not been made a part of the record of this nomination. They cannot be a part of a legislative history of any kind. Furthermore, I would suggest that if Judge Mukasey did, in fact, say that in a categorical manner, which I really doubt, he would be in error. Any President has certain constitutional powers that cannot be taken away by statute.”