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Press Release

Attorney General Letter to Senators on Detention, Interrogation of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

For Immediate Release
Office of Public Affairs

Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter today to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. An identical copy was sent to Senators Bond, Coburn, Collins, Cornyn, Graham, Grassley, Hatch, Kyl, McCain and Sessions, each of whom had written the Attorney General requesting information on the detention and interrogation of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

 

 

A copy of the letter is available here .

 

Updated February 5, 2025

Press Release Number: 10-119