Former U.S. Justice Department attorney John Yoo has defended his role in drafting the Bush administration torture memos. In an interview on CNN, he compared President George W. Bush’s decision to waterboard suspected terrorists to a driver’s decision to go the full speed limit.

John Yoo: “I also think that there is no escaping the responsibility of people who make the policy decision. I mean, just because a law says you can drive 65 miles an hour doesn’t mean you have to drive 65 miles an hour. There’s still a lot of discretion and choice that elected leaders of our government had to make.”