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Of involvement in the military, i had a close relationship with the intelligence community. i could evaluate their effectiveness at times on a daily basis. and i have very, very high degree of confidence in our intelligence community. >> if you were ordered by the president to restart the cias use of enhanced interrogation techniques that fall outside of the army field manual, would you comply? >> senator, absolutely not. >> congress has taken an action now that makes it absolutely improper and ...

President to restart the cias use of enhajsed interrogation techniques that fall outside of the armys field annual, would you comply? >> senator, absolutely not. moreover, i cant imagine that i would be asked that by the president-elect or then-president. >> also a sobering moment when congressman pompeo referred the a deteriorating global picture when it comes to terrorism. shep? >> shepard: mike emmanuel on capitol hill, thank you. ahead the latest from team trump on his phone call with the na...

Remaining at odds with the intelligence community, it is interesting to watch this and kind of get the perspective there in the room on capitol hill inside this hearing. congressman mike pompeo of kansas is being asked questions by partisans, we saw first ms. harris when we first rejoined us from california, the senator from california, and some questions, andcornyn from as we bring it off to the couch, i guess i want to start there as well. with you, david, because you are making some observati...

Meeting we had an opportunity to have. for me it was a clarification. i do appreciate your apology. i take it with the sincerity with which you gave it. i want to ask one followup question to what the chairman asked, and thats dealing with those enhanced interrogation techniques. and that is that if you were ordered by the president to restart the cias use of enhanced interrogation techniques that fall outside of the army field manual, would you comply? >> senator, absolutely not. moreover, i ca...

>> thank you for that. there has been much discussion about the role of the central intelligence agency and what it played in his detention and interrogation of terrorist suspects. these detention facilities operated by the cia have long since been closed. president obama officially ended the program seven years ago. i think the debate space on the subject has become confused, and im certain that the law is now very, very clear. do you agree that it would require a change in law for the cia or a...

This administration. im confident the president-elect trump will not only accept that but demand that. its pretty clear about what took place here. about russian involvement in efforts to hack information and to have an impact on american democracy. but this was an aggressive action taken by the senior leadership inside of russia. i have no doubt that the discourse thats been taking place is something that vladimir putin would look at and say, wow, that was among the objectives that i had. >> th...

Made to this committee. >> theres been much discussion about the role of the cia and what it played in the detention and investigation of terror suspects. these have long since been closed. president obama officially ended the program seven years ago. i think the debate space on this subject has become confused and im certain that the law is now very, very clear. do you agree that it would require a change in law for the cia or any government agency to lawfully employ any interrogation technique...

Seek the counsel of experts at the cia to determine whether adhering to the army field manual in conducting interrogations was an impediment to gathering vital intelligence. youve been supportive of the use of enhanced interrogation techniques in the past, saying back in september of 2014 that president obama has continually refused to take the war on radical islamic terrorism seriously, and cited ending our interrogation program in 2009 as an example. can you commit to this committee that under...

Among those who suggest the cia has become politicized. pompeo defended the agency hes nominated to lead. >> i have seen, however, ive seen political acters from all stripes to try and shape it. i dont mean in hard ways, theres no demand. >> i dont talk about outside political acters. that the agency has become flit sized. >> high experience is that ive not seen that. >> we have heard concerns from former intelligence people, concerns about demoralizing the intelligence community with criticism....

Have. for me it was a clarification. i do appreciate your apology. i take it with a sincerity with which you gave it. i want to ask one follow-up question to what the chairman asked and thats dealing with those enhanced interrogation techniques and that is if you were ordered by the president to restart the cias use of enhanced interrogation techniques that fall outside of the army field manual, would you comply? >> senator, absolutely not. moreover, i cant imagine that i would be asked that by ...