(click web link to see article) The author Michael Mukasey was a former Attorney General who was appointed after Roberto Gonzalez was forced to resign. He had

(click web link to see article) The author Michael Mukasey was a former Attorney General who was appointed after Roberto Gonzalez was forced to resign. He had been a federal district court judge for 18 years. He had written in a commentary in the WSJ in January, "Clinton’s Emails: A Criminal Charge Is Justified" Excerpts from this article: 'Nonetheless, in July he announced that “no reasonable prosecutor” would seek to charge her with a crime, although Mrs. Clinton had classified information on a private nonsecure server—at least a misdemeanor under one statute; and although she was “extremely careless” in her handling of classified information such that it was exposed to hacking by hostile foreign nations—a felony under another statute; and apparently had caused the destruction of emails—a felony under two other statutes...' EDIT: Although an AG under Bush, Mukasey was first suggested by Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer: From a Time article just before Mukasey was approved: http://content.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1662451,00.html http://content.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1662451... "However, Senate Democrats are largely positive so far on Mukasey, saying that as a judge he was very knowledgeable and an unquestioned straight-shooter. They also say he is independent, which is the highest priority of those who want to get to the bottom of any possible wrongdoing at the Justice Department under Alberto Gonzales."