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Attributing this to enhanced interrogation techniques, i believe as many people, directors who have sat in this chair before me that valuable information was obtained from senior al qaeda operatives that allowed us to defend this country and prevent another attack. >> is that a yes? >> no. it's not a yes. we got valuable information from debriefing of al qaeda detainees. and i don't think it's knowable whether interrogation techniques played a role in that. >> shepard: that matter is under dispute and others have said they got false information as a result. the former undercover agent faced to...

This to enhanced interrogation techniques -- i believe as many people and directors who have sat in this chair before me that valuable information was obtained from senior al qaeda operatives that allowed us to defend this country and prevent another attack. >> is that a yes? >> no, it's not a yes. we got valuable information from debriefing of al qaeda detainees. i don't think it's knowable whether interrogation techniques played a role in that. >> thank you. >> senator cornyn. >> i note that one prominent national security expert has said that if president obama had nominated you to be direc...

Our moral authority as americans and as a country. so one question i have not heard you answer is do you believe that the previous interrogation techniques were immoral? >> senator, i believe that c.i.a. officers to whom you referred -- >> it's a yes or no answer. do you believe the previous interrogation techniques were immoral? i'm not asking do you believe they were legal. do you believe they were immoral? >> senator, i believe that c.i.a. does extraordinary work to prevent another attack on this country given the legal authority we were able to use. >> do you believe that those techniques ...

You. >> i do not believe the president would ask me to do that. >> do you believe previous interrogation techniques were immoral. i'm not asking do you believe they were illegal do you believe they were immoral. >> i believe that cia did extraordinary work to prevent another attack on this country given the legal tools we were authorized. >> please answer yes or no. >> that was tamala harris i worked with at san francisco district attorney office grillingner that sense. what did you make of the hearings and how did she hold up? >> they put boring in at water boring. she's a tough cookie. haspe...

Cia. lots of questions from democrats about the enhanced interrogation techniques after 9/11. were they moral? it must've been asked about ten different ways, different times. what about the tapes that were made to, the videotapes documenting waterboarding that were destroyed. a lot of questions about that and the intelligence community. back with the panel. jason, your thoughts? >> haspell is not a justice department lawyer. her job was to determine what the powers were under the constitution. her job was to keep us safe, which is what she did. we could argue about the merits or effectiveness...