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I did not try to stop it because it was something that was being done in a different part of the agency under the authority of others and it was something that was directed by the administration at the time. rob: is the left putting politics over national security? that is the question. visiting fellow in national security institute lester munson. thanks for coming on this morning. you saw john brennan cruise through nomination, a lot of democrats on his side, he was the guy in charge, he was gi...

Donald trumps nominee supported enhanced interrogation techniques. what changed? our next guest is calling out major hypocrisy by the democrats. >> we are all about to actually scream because just in time for summer there is an ice cream shortage. this is crazy. ♪ so people watching will be like, "wow, maybe ill glow too if i book direct at choicehotels.com". who glows? just say, badda book. badda boom. book now at choicehotels.com i was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better...

What did you think about it? what really counts when you are talking about the intel community and military and law enforcement, what are the laws on the books at that time. how somebody feels about it, frankly, i dont care. i dont think the american public cares what the feels are. if you can imagine if your operation people go out and pacecally are making their decisions based on how they might feel about t. >> laura: rosa, i want to go to you. even people who are critical of this president, p...

Subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques provided information that was useful and used in the ultimate operation to go against bin laden. >> laura: well, not only did he go on the record defending the bush administrations tactics, he also reportedly objected to the obama administrations decision to release the bush interrogation memos. apparently he did think the program had value what it led to the elimination of bin laden, who knows. brennan was the cias deputy executive director when th...

Torture because they wanted to be able to do it. that was repudiated a few years later, even by the bush of administration. >> laura: cheney still says we should be doing waterboarding. cheney was out there tonight. [all speaking] >> i cant believe we are not concerned that it was applicabl applicable. >> laura: let me get to mike first and then we will go back. >> thank you. i cant believe we are going through this and relitigating it again with somebody who is is eminently qualified in this po...

Know, something that was being done in a different part of the agency under the authority of others. and it was something that was directed by the administration at the time. >> laura: and that was that. move on. while, it wasnt until december of 2014 when the senate intel committee released a report severely criticizing enhanced interrogation, describing the techniques as torture, which yielded little intelligence. that anyone began to really care that much about it. during a press conference a...

Feel about it? what did you think about it? what really counts when youre talking with the intel community and the military and law enforcement, what are the laws on the books at that time. how somebody feels about it frankly, i dont care. and i dont think the american public really cares what that feels are. can you imagine if a combat brigade or your operational people and your intelligence committee go out and basically are making their decisions in a visually on how they may feel? >> laura: ...

Me. >> what about enhanced interrogation techniques not used by the cia, is it fair for haspel to be asked are those immoral and if not is it not fair for people like harris or mccain to say if you cant say thats immoral i wont vote for you? >> thats a fair question. you know, if i had answered it i would have said i dont think what we did is immoral. i have the advantage of spending years with her, the people like me in the business dont look at the involvement in the interrogation program as t...

For instance, senator kamala harris of california had this exchange with her today. let me just play that for you. >> its a yes or no answer. do you believe the previous interrogation techniques were immoral? im not asking do you believe they were legal. im asking do you believe they were immoral? >> senator, i believe that cia did extraordinary work to prevent another attack on this country given the legal tools that we were authorized to use. >> please answer yes or no. do you believe in hinds...

Refusing to back down confidently answering questions and democrats about her role in post 9/11 detention program. >> the pres. has asserted torture works. do you agree with that statement? >> i dont believe torture works, in the cia program, to enhance interrogation techniques. and many directors, valuable information, in senior al qaeda operatives, with another attack. >> is that he is? >> it is not a yes. we got valuable information from debriefing of al qaeda detainees. i dont think it is kn...