[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

"The rush to execute McVeigh may have been another Clinton coverup

Even if Ashcroft wanted a delay, the pressure to execute was deafening!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Even if Ashcroft wanted a delay, the pressure to execute was deafening!"

Ashcroft is not elected to the Attorney General, he's appointed.
So "pressure" should mean nothing to him.
His ONLY concern should be his oath of office.
The "buck" in the Justice Dept stops with him.