Schumer Torn on Mukasey

• By Emily Pierce and Erin P. Billings
• Roll Call Staff
• Nov. 1, 2007, Midnight

With a crucial Judiciary Committee vote on attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey scheduled for Tuesday, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) finds himself in a conundrum as fellow Democrats begin to turn against the man he publicly recommended for the nation’s top law enforcement spot.