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The argument that gina haspel was really being held to a different standard. they pointed to the fact that john brennan, central intelligence agency director under president obama was one of the senior decision-makers in the c.i.a. on the interrogation program. he was the number four in the agency at the time. yet, he still got senate approval. he got the approval of many of the democrats who are still sitting on the committee today. and that gina haspel was a mid-level manager at the c.i.a. and...

Haspels comfort zone. she spent 32 years doing operations so being undercover for the c.i.a. so this morning she took head on the central line of questioning about the bush-era interrogation program that was approved by the justice department that included waterboarding and that the critics called torture. haspel testified the c.i.a. will never go there again. >> i support the higher moral standard that this country has decided to hold itself to. i would never ever take c.i.a. back to an interro...

A lot of details about the cias now outlawed interrogation program remain classified. waterboarding is torture and is not permitted under army guidelines. torture is illegal under international law. the supreme court noted in 2004 that the united states has a historical record as regarding waterboarding as a war crime and has prosecuted individuals for such practice in the past. our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live on capitol hill. catherine? >> well, shep, gina haspel...

Under president obama was actually one of the key decision-makers for the bush-era interrogation program. he was number four in the c.i.a. yet he still got senate confirmation and got approval of many democrats still sitting on the panel. they said gina haspel was a junior person. she was not a decision maker on policy. and that she should not be held to a different standard and they think she is because she is a trump administration appointee. >> dana: when will there be a vote in the committee...

Before the senate intelligence committee. the focus is her connection to ten chanced interrogation program after 9/11. here she is defending herself and the agency. >> after 9/11, i didnt look to go sit on the swiss desk. i stepped up. i was not on the sideline. i was on the front line in cold war and i was on the front line in the fight against al-qaeda. im very proud of the fact we captured the perpetrator of 9/11 khalid sheikh mohammed. we did extraordinary work. to me the tragedy is the cont...

Shadow and testified in front of the senate intelligence committee and took questions about the bush era interrogation program that included water boarding and torteur. haspel testified that the agency would never go in that direction again. >> my moral campus is strong. i would not let them do that if it was immoraline though legal. >> reporter: haspel said her super visor jose rodriguez who made the decision to destroy 92 videotaping that captured the interrogation of one senior al-qaeda opera...

Released that policy or helped set policy for the interrogation program was john brennan. he was confirmed by the senate and many members, many democrats on the committee today when he served under president obama. for that reason republicans today called out a double standard because they said gina haspel was not a senior level decisionmaker a mid level manager that had no impact on policy, shep. >> shepard: some senators are talking about a possible conflict of interest for gina haspel. >> if ...

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News deck. >> shepard: first o on the fox news deck this afternoon president trumps pick to run the cia says torture does not work and she is vowing to never again allow it. >> i have on this issue. i want to be clear. having served in that tumultuous time i can offer you my personal commitment clearly and without reservation that under my leadership, on my watch, cia will not restart a detention and interrogation program. >> shepard: gina haspel appeared in front of the senate intelligence comm...

Denied these attacks after donald trumps withdrawal from the iran deal. gina haspel facing tough questions from senators, their focus her role in the now outlawed torture program. graph jenkins live in washington dc with what we can expect. >> she would be the first female director fond of highlighting the 33 year veteran will face tough questions in front of the committee in the post-9/11 attacks particularly waterboarding and enhanced interrogation techniques of system -- terrorist suspects. b...