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| Craig to step down as White House lawyer |
| By google.com |
| Published: 11/13/2009 |
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The White House's top lawyer is announcing his resignation on Friday, senior administration officials said. White House counsel Greg Craig has been the subject of questions about his future since late summer, dogged by talk that President Barack Obama's promise to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay military prison by January went awry under Craig's leadership. Craig also oversaw the president's revamping of U.S. policy on terrorism interrogations and detentions, including a ban on torture, and was at the center of administration moves to release many documents relating to the treatment of terror suspects under the Bush administration — and to oppose the release of photos of abuse of detainees overseas by U.S. personnel. All those decisions earned Obama considerable criticism, some from the right and some from the left. Bob Bauer, who was general counsel on Obama's presidential campaign and a longtime adviser to Obama, has agreed to take Craig's place, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement, first reported by The Washington Post, has not yet been made. Read More. |
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