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Experience that enhanced interrogation doesnt work. and also that 2014 senate report on the cia and enhanced interrogation showed that it didnt work. >> right. pompeo is going to get confirmed. the senators that are objecting to these things want to have a data talk about it. im not sure theres a risk to national security, but that theyre delaying the c confirmation of national security secretaries. the difference is what pompeo thinks and what the administration is reserving as their right. bec...

Few weeks is how the trump administration deals with agencies its now in charge of and had a great example of this. moy colleague from the "new york times" tweeted out on friday pictures weve all been looking at of the different inaugurations and then re-tweeted by the national park service which is normally in charge of that patch of ground and got in trouble for that. the trump people didnt like that and the national park service went offline hand their twitter account suspended and a real int...

Mike pam payo confirmed. what is happening behind the scenes? >> well, i think democrats have had a lot of problems with mike pompeo. hes widely respected, though, in the house and the senate. and he was expected to get through last week. now, on friday he submitted some -- after his confirmation hearing, which went pretty well. if you remember, a lot of his answers were what both democrats and republicans were looking to hear about russia, about a lot of other issues and he didnt always, you kn...

In terms of interrogation techniques. >> so who is -- again, who is on first, and it is commendable as a management style if you bring in a whole lot of people with strong people of stature, people with credibility, who have different views and you have good debates and then the president mix a decision but the big question is on so many of these important issues were not sure. is he going to stick to his campaign view or is he evolving because of the team hes in? >> i for one like the folks the...

If you were ordered by the president to restart the cias use of enhanced interrogation techniques, that all outside of the army field manuel, would you comply? >> senator, absolutely not. moreover, i cant imagine that i would be asked that. i voted for the change that put the army field manuel in place. i am also deeply aware that any changes to that will come through congress, and i will always comply with the law. >> that from congressman mike pompeo, promising to set aside politics if confirm...

President-elect. >> these are unsubstantiated allegations. i will continue to pursue foreign intelligence collection with vigor no matter where the facts lead. >> reporter: and pompeo, who was once a supporter of enhanced interrogation techniques, split from trump on his campaign promise to bring back waterboarding. >> would i approve waterboarding? you bet your ass id approve it. >> can you commit to this committee that you will comply with that law and that the cia is out of the enhanced inter...

Cyber hacking is going to need an aggressive response. >> america has an obligation and the cia has part of that obligation to protect information. >> some breaking from trumps call to bring back illegal interrogation tactics. >> would i approve water board something you bet. >> absolutely improper and illegal. >> absolutely not. >> i dont think we should ever come close to crossing a line that is beyond what we as americans should follow in terms of interrogation techniques. >> his promise to b...

>> these are unsubstantiated allegations. i will continue to pursue foreign intelligence collection with vigor no matter where the facts lead. >> reporter: and pompeo, who was once a supporter of enhanced interrogation techniques, split from trump on his campaign promise to bring back waterboarding. >> would i approve waterboarding? you bet your ass id approve it. >> can you commit to this committee that under current law, which limits interrogation to the army field manual, that you will comply...

Of interrogation techniques. >> sunlen serfaty is live on capitol hill with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. this is one of the big takeaways, that many of these nominees are not in line with president-elect donald trumps stances on key issues. and many in specific cases stand in direct opposition to the stances that the president-elect, their future boss, will take. you noted that split with russia, which was certainly significant among many of his nominees up here....

Good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, christine. there were moments where the picks for national security positions differed from him significantly. when it came to general james mattis, those differences came on the area of nato. trump called nato obsolete. mattis wanted a strong relationship with the military alliance. and on the nuclear deal. mattis called it imperfect arms agregreemen agreement. trump promised to tear it up on day one. and where the u.s. embassy will be. mattis reco...