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Position in the future where enhanced interrogation techniques would be revived or at least seriously considered? >> i think she made it very clear in her testimony the other day that that is not a place cia is going to go. number one, we dont need to do it. number two, the law would not allow the techniques. the law as it currently stands would not allow those techniques to be used. and i think cia as an institution and cia personnel as individuals suffered greatly as a result of the national r...

President who offers to apologies ever. might that have been part of a playbook, when you go in there, dont apologize, just own what you did? why wouldnt she apologize to this when clearly the country is behind not using these enhanced interrogation techniques in torturing prisoners? >> we still have a school saying they are for this. look at former vice president cheney saying he wants them teed up ready to go again, if necessary. i think she was told youre going to open a tremendous can of wor...

Nomination. in the past week, they spoke out against her view. >> the president has stated that torture works. do you agree with that statement? >> senator, i dont believe that torture works. we got valuable information from debriefing of al qaeda detainees. i dont believe its notable whether interrogation techniques played a role in that. >> lets bring in national security analyst. very good sunday morning to you. thank you for joining me. i want to get your assessment of haspels testimony duri...

>> paul: president trumps pick to lead the cia facing a grilling this week on capitol hill. gina haspel, a 33 year veteran of the agency testified wednesday before the senate intelligence committee ahead of a confirmation vote there next year. has pee peel facing questions -- haspel facing questions over the role in her post 9/11 interrogation program. >> do you believe the previous interrogation techniques were immoral? >> senator, i believe that cia officers to whom you referred -- >> its a ye...

Senator harris? >> i think its a red herring. i cant believe democratic senators are relitigating a debate that the american people had more than a decade ago. gina haspel did not put that interrogation program into place. it was legal when it was carried out by her and then we had a great debate about it and we decided to roll back some of those interrogation techniques. i think she was right to defend the cia officers who were carrying out their duty in a constitutional and legal fashion. >> p...

About when mr. brennan, when democrats supported him, also someone involved in the interrogation techniques process after 9/11. according to the sources im talking with, they feel she has that momentum on her side. >>allie, rand paul voiced his opposition. he said her inability to answer the questions about her actual role in these interrogations is a problem. is the white house hoping they can per said rand paul at the last minute? >> theyve done it before. there is definitely that hope. i thin...

Argue it. this was a period of time when we had been attacked -- >> is it the right move to discontinue those programs today? >> if it were my call i would not discontinue those programs. i would have them active and ready to go. >> dick cheney came out of the shadows this week to embark on a full blown campaign to bring back torture. the former vice president took to fox in us to promote the revival of so-called enhanced interrogation programs like water boarding which were utilized under presi...

>> and aki, you being a cia guy, and what is your thought and how did she do in the testimony, and answer that question about the enhanced interrogation techniques? >> one tof the things that i wa really a little disappointed in her, and number one, i would like to say that the people i respect across the political spectrum support her for a variety of reasons, and i watch watched the testimony, but i wish she had not leaned back on the legalisms when especially senator kamal la harris came out ...

Missed an opportunity. or maybe she didnt, on her response in regards to how the interrogation techniques crossed the line. she refused to say that. >> what are you waiting for? what are you looking for in the documents youre reviewing? >> well, theres a lot of documents. i spent a good part of yesterday in the classified room going through documents that are not available in the public because of the sensitive nature. there are additional documents only available to the intelligence committee. ...

Change it. >> laura: cheney still says we should be doing water boarding. >> i cant believe a term that was applicable at the time. >> laura: you got to speak at one time. lets get to mike first. >> thank you. i cantmi believe that we are going through this and relitigating again with somebody who is qualified for thisn position as gina haspel is. what they did so well all those years ago, this was the front w burner topic, the far left, they seized the moral high ground and said everything exce...