Transcript of Press Briefing on the Condition of Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey

Transcript of Press Briefing on the Condition of Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Nov. 21, 2008. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Hello, my name is Gina Talamona, spokeswoman for the Department of Justice. I have an update for you. The test results are in, everything looks great. The Attorney General had a CT scan, it was normal. He had a clear MRI. They ruled out TIA, transient ischemic attack, which can be associated with stroke. He had a stress test —it was completely normal. The doctor said he is in good shape and basically that he "beat the machine ". He also had a stress echocardiogram which was completely normal. He has been given a clean bill of health. We expect him to be released in the next couple of hours. We also anticipate he will be back at the Department later today. 08-1043

Source: US Department of Justice

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