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Interrogation program which uses torture in some cases to get information. she wanted to bow out, but the white house convinced her to stay the course and today the president tweeted his support. >> we have the highest qualified woman who is tough on terror. win, gina. well see what happens at the confirmation hearing. it seems, though, after a couple weeks of will she make it, am i wrong when i say the movement seems to be in her favor as long as she does all right at the hearing? >> i think th...

Terrorists. how disingenuous. >> i like the way that president trump is framing this. i am angry about the railroading of ronny jackson. so if i was president trump id take it to the democrats in the five states that he won by the double digits and really put the feet to the fire. regarding this confirmation hearing. saying look, the democrats need to support her. she has been in the c.i.a. since 1985 and has former c.i.a. directors and the individuals that are supporting her saying she is the r...

And its "daditude". simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. >> harris: we come in with this fox news alert. president trump defending his c.i.a. director nominee gina haspel after sources say she offered to withdraw her nomination days ahead of the confirmation hearing. that happens on wednesday, by the way. this comes amid concerns over connection to the c.i.a. interrogation program set up after the 9/11 attacks. the president tweeted this -- "my highly respected nominee for c.i....

Potentially lead the spy agency. administration sources confirm that haspel offer to withdraw her nomination to shield the agency and avoid relitigating the bush interrogation program. >> she wanted to do everything she would to protect the agency. at the same time, she wants to do everything she can to protect the safety and security of americans. which is why she is 100% committed to going through this confirmation process. >> the public hearing is expected to put the justice approved program ...

Sheikh mohammed would disqualify her. >> as far as we know the senate never confirmed somebody with operational role in the use of torture. that would be a first and it is a new low for the country if its confirmed. >> it is important to give folks at home context. the former c.i.a. director john brennan was a top decision-maker for this controversial interrogation program. he was confirmed by the senate as the c.i.a. director under president obama. gina haspel at that time was a mid-level manag...

A florida deputy and faces several charges. >> the president who does not always attach his decisions to the real world, to data, to evidence. gina haspel is the one woman i want in that room when everyone else will be going into north, south auto bob and saying youre right, boss, gina haspel wont. >> julie: thats chief michael hayden endorsing gina haspel to lead the c.i.a. coming amid reports haspel offered to withdraw her nomination over concerns about her past role in the agencys interrogati...

For a hard questioning this week. catherine herridge joins us live from washington this morning. >> gina haspel nomination will go ahead after media reports that haspel offered to withdraw over fears of wednesdays hearings would damage the agency and relitigate the post 9/11 detainee interrogation program. officials said on sunday the confirmation process shouldnt focus on a program but on her credentials and fitness for the job. >> with a president who does not always attach his decisions to th...

Role in an interrogation program that some say was torture and claims of destroying evidence. secretary of state mike pompeo just met with boris johnson at the state department. johnson was there to convince pompeo to stay in the iran nuclear deal. president trump threatening to pull out in less than one week, by may 12th. while in washington, johnson will also meet with vice president mike pence and national security adviser john bolton. and the first road signs for the new u.s. embassy in je...

Short, the ones who were involved in trying to convince haspel not to withdraw from the c confirmation process. reportedly trump is just going around kelly at this point, hes essentially just being ignored. i have interviewed every living cia director with the exception of tpompeo and theres tremendos support for gina. i think that pompeo thinks she would have his back, and i dont know how you feel about the so-called enhanced interrogation program, trump said he wanted to bring back waterboardi...

She should be equally applaud on the left and right. joining us to discuss it is dr. jim mitchell. hes one of the people behind the enhanced interrogation program. they played a significant role in preventing follow-up attacks, in my opinion. whether her role in black sites rendition should be something that expels her from getting this job. what do you think? >> she should be able to explain her role. what she should have to answer shard questions, if thats the case. but im confident if she is ...