>> senator, my moral compass is strong. i would not allow cia to undertake activity that i thought was immoral, even if it was technically legal. i would absolutely not permit it. >> you would not follow order if you felt it was -- >> no. i believe that cia must undertake activities that are consistent with american values. >> haspel served as the base chief at a secret cia prison in thailand where a terror suspect was waerd boaterboarded in 2002. one of the committee members questioning haspel today is with us. even before the hearing started you said you were a no. why? >> well, i got a chance to sit down with the nominee earlier. based on the answers that she gave -- which were remarkably consistent with what she gave in the open hearing today -- i didn't feel comfortable that