Patrick F. Philbin

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Patrick F. Philbin is an American lawyer and Bush administration appointee.[1]

Philbin served as a law clerk for federal appeals judge Laurence Silberman.[2]

Philbin was appointed Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel.[3]

Philbin is notable for being one of the lawyers who helped counsel President Bush that he, as head of the United States' Government's executive branch had the authority to charge Guantanamo captives before military commissions.[3][2]

According to James Comey Philbin was present when he rushed to John Ashcroft's hospital bed to try to prevent other Bush officials to try to pressure the very sick Ashcroft to reverse the decision of the deputy acting as his replacement not to renew the controversial wireless wiretap program.[4] Comey said that Philbin's career suffered when he supported Comey in his efforts to intervene to prevent Gonzales from abusing Ashcroft.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Profile: Patrick F. Philbin. Cooperative Research. Retrieved on May 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Ruth Marcus. "The legal terror of executive power", Albany Times Union, Friday, May 25, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. 
  3. ^ a b The Interrogation Documents: Debating U.S. Policy and Methods. George Washington University (July 13, 2004). Retrieved on May 23, 2007.
  4. ^ Joel Auchenbach (May 16, 2007). Waterboarding Ashcroft. Washington Post. Retrieved on May 23, 2007.
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