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Evidence in that decade-long search came from enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding, sleep deprivation and stress positions. >> actionable intelligence that was, quote, otherwise unavailable, otherwise unavailable was not obtained using these coercive interrogation techniques. >> reporter: the cia and senate republicans dispute that, saying detainees in cia custody who had been the subject of those techniques helped lead the agency to man named abu ahmed al kuwaiti. >> the facilitator who served as osama bin laden's personal currier, and the man who led the navy s.e.a.l.s to bin...

More now on our top story. controversial c.i.a. report putting u.s. troops on high alert this hour. the report condemns the agency's interrogation tactics after september 11. >> at no time does the c.i.a.'s coercive interrogation techniques lead to the collection of intelligence on an imminent threat that many believed was the justification for the use of these techniques. >> what's behind the timing of this report's release and where do you come up with that conclusion? fox news contributor liz cheney, daughter of former vice president dick cheney, joins us right now. who benefits from this? ...

Context. the detention and interrogation program was formulated in the aftermath of the murders of close to 3,000 people on 9/11. it felt like the classic ticking time bomb scenario every single day. senator feinstein rejected that issue as he presented the report on the floor today. here she is. >> at no time did the cia's coercive interrogation techniques lead to the collection of intelligence on an imminent threat that many believe was the justification for the use of these techniques. the committee never found an example of this hypothetical ticking time bomb scenario. >> that's interestin...

You think about it. one argument the cia has used to defend its interrogation techniques, is that they helped get information that led to finding osama bin laden. the top democrats dispute that claim, in fact. brian todd explains. >> reporter: one of the most successful intelligence operations in american history, the hunt for osama bin laden and the raid that killed him. top democrats say no meaningful clues. no key evidence in that decade long search came from enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding, sleep deprivation and stress positions. >> actionable intelligence that was oth...

Unavailable, was not obtained using these coercive interrogation techniques. >> reporter: the cia and senate republicans dispute that saying detainees in cia custody who had been the subject of those techniques helped lead them to a man named abu ahmed al kuwaiti. this interrogation is believed to be that of a detainee who the cia says told them al kuwaiti was bin laden's courier after interrogation. >> what's the target? where was the last time you saw bin laden? >> reporter: the cia says that information, quote, fundamentally changed our assessment of the courier's potential importance to ou...