"In a speech Tuesday morning to the American Bar Association in New York, Mr. Mukasey acknowledged that some critics and commentators have called on the Justice Department to take what he called "more drastic steps" in dealing with the scandal, including prosecuting those at fault and firing those hired through flawed procedures.

"Where there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime, we vigorously prosecute,' he said. 'But not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime,' he said. As the inspector general's report acknowledged, the hiring violations were such a case, because the wrongdoing violated federal civil service law, but not criminal law, he said. systematically rejected candidates with perceived "liberal" backgrounds for what were supposed to be non-political jobs and sought out conservative Republicans.

"Mr. Mukasey also said it would be unfair, and possibly illegal, for the department to go back and reassign or dismiss those lawyers and other employees who were hired in part because they were seen as trusted conservatives. 'Two wrongs do not make a right,' he said.

"The inspector general is expected to issue at least two additional reports on the politicization of the Justice Department, including his findings on the firings of nine United States attorneys in late 2006 under then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales."

What can you expect from a man who believes that the Bush torture policy is not a crime?   Why?  Because Bush administration loyalist lawyers, like him, said so, in order to provide cover for the regime's anti-Geneva Conventions, anti-human rights, anti-Constitution, anti-rule of law crimes.