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AG Mukasey Released from Hospital after Collapse

By Dan Slater

Update: Mukasey was released from George Washington University Hospital after noon Friday and told reporters he felt “excellent,” according to this report in USA Today. A Justice Department spokeswoman said there was no evidence of a stroke or a heart problem.
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George Washington University Hospital, where AG Michael Mukasey was taken after collapsing during a speech. (AP/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Blogs and Blackberrys came alive late last night with news that Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while delivering a speech on national security to a gathering of the Federalist Society in D.C. Mukasey, 67, appeared to slur his words at about his 20 minutes into the talk and collapsed into the arms of several men at around 10:20 p.m. last night.

Here’s a YouTube video, here are Mukasey’s prepared remarks, and here are reports from the the WaPo, the NYT and the WSJ.

Mukasey began to slur his words about half-way through the following paragraph, and collapsed at the end:

And I am hopeful that some time from now, after the next Administration has had the chance to review the decisions made and the legal advice provided, it will acknowledge that despite any policy differences, the national security lawyers in this Administration acted professionally and in good faith and that the country was safer as a result.

Mukasey, according to the WaPo, remained at the George Washington University Hospital overnight for observation but a Justice Department spokesman said Mukasey had strong vital signs and was “in good spirits” after the incident.

Full post as published by Law Blog - WSJ.com on November 21, 2008 (boomark / email).