Mukasey Renounces Torture-Gotten Evidence in Detainee Trials

The procedures for trying enemy combatants in military tribunals are still up in the air. But Mukasey testified that he would rule out coercion-gotten information from admissibility. Asked by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) about confessions gotten through waterboarding, Mukasey professed ignorance about what waterboarding entails, but said, “I would be uncomfortable with any evidence used in trial that is coerced.”