Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180318:16

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>> i think john is right. i believe that waterboarding was legal at the time. i helped write the treatment. at the time, the bush administration viewed it as an authorized interrogation technique. after the passage of the detainee treatment act, it is clearly not authorized and i'm looking for her to acknowledge that this behavior is no longer allowed and that she will adhere to the law, as it exists. she, again, is very highly qualified. mr. clapper supports her. leon panetta supports her. mr. hayden supports her. she is excellent at what she does, but she will have to adhere to the law as it exists today. that will be the test for me. >> what about rand paul's objection that her name was on the cable ordering the destruction of the videotape evidence of the waterboarding. does that concern you? >> well, we'll look back and see what she did and what role she played. but i'm looking forward. at that time, the bush administration, i think, had the wrong view of the law, but the law is now very, very clear, thanks to senator mccain and others, and i will be looking for her to understand that the

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