Alberto Gonzales in Higher Loyalty, by James Comey

On Homeland Security: Wrote DOJ opinion on legality of CIA enhanced interrogations

I met with the Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to explain to him why I thought it was so irresponsible to write a hypothetical opinion that way--and immediately saw the difference between the Attorney General I knew and respected, John Ashcroft, and his replacement. Wearily, Gonzalez complained that the vice president was putting enormous pressure on him and that Cheney had even prompted the president to ask when the opinions would be ready. I said that I understood the pressure, but there were no prototypical interrogations.