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Lisette, it reminds me of the debate of harsh interrogation measures post 9/11, which in early stages i was on board, dershowitzs debate of ticking time bomb. i know that was debate, they say, no, you cant do it because youre stooping to their level. therein lies the debate are we surrendering the moral high ground if we shut off the russians from medical necessities. i listened to what sarah had to say, it sounds that maybe they have not come to a complete level of independence, but that putin ...

Allegations against the white house physician ronny jackson. the committee members have been told about claims of improper conduct at various stages of his career. none of the senators would reveal specifics. there is no plan to withdraw his nomination. more than 100 former military officials are publicly challenging the pick to lead the cia. they signed an open letter calling for the declassification of haspels history at the agency. supporting interrogation measures which are now regarded as...

Sources say committee members have been told about the claims of improper conduct of ronny jacksons career. no senators will reveal specifics. more than 100 former mil military officials are challenging the pick for the cia. they signed an open letter over haspels record at the cia. it outlines her history of the interrogation measures which are regarded as torture. last minute flip by senator rand paul paved the way for mike pompeo to get out of committee in the bid to become secretary of s...

Pompeo. just to be clear, it is illegal under a 2015 law, to use water boarding in interrogations. pompeo told congress in writing, he would consider bringing back so-called enhanced interrogation measures under certain circumstances. general mattis has said he wants to use the army field manual, in other words no water boarding. republicans heard about the water boarding and manu raju has the latest. what do they have to say about the comments from the president? >> well, theyre not supportive,...

Weighed against the costs. the benefits innocent lives saved and arrests. there has to be a balance between inhumane treatment and harsh interrogation and decide where on the spectrum you decide to make the tradeoff. im sort of more in favor of using some of those enhanced interrogation measures to get the information which is life saving. >> richard, author of "mastermind" flows into our question of the day, do you think america is safer now that bin laden is dead. we want to know what you thin...

15,000 people dont have power in connecticut, new york, and new hampshire. and a senior justice department official is looking into missing e-mails from the bush administration attorneys who gave legal advice on interrogation techniques. the missing e-mails coming to light during an ethics investigation of attorney john yu writing legal memos supporting the use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation measures. and arent you going to be interviewing john yoo tomorrow? megyn: i am, making o...

And her cohorts? thats the memo. top story tonight, john yoo, legal council at department of justice was deeply involved in the legality of interrogations. he joins us from berkeley. professor, please explain what you did. >> i worked in the justice department as you mention and my job was to review legality of a lot of policies after 9/11 ranging from invading afghanistan, guantanamo bay, interrogation measures and surveillance. and i was there until -- from before 9/11 attacks until after th...