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Engaging in torture. in this case we have a civilian, gina haspel, who ran a torture facility for a period of time in thailand. it was a black site detention center. and she had a role in destroying videotapes of that torture. that should be disqualifying for any cabinet nominee. one might argue, as you heard the discussion with carol, that she may have been involved in these roles but overall contextually this is something that she is not the person to confirm and to order to happen. this is her being part of a larger infrastructure, one might make the argument in defense of what she did. well, she was certainly complicit in the torture. it s not clear right now whether she promoted it or what she personally thought of it. but at the very least she was complicit in a torture program that in hindsight we know was absolutely wrong. and i am very pleased that senator dianne feinstein did such a great job in making sure this torture issue came before the american public. ....
Pompeo as head of the cia, that is another one that may not go smoothly. gina is the nominee. her reported involvement in the cia s torture program during the george w. bush administration is turning into a really serious issue for her nomination, and it s not democrats who are the only ones raising concerns here. today, senators received this letter signed by over 100 retired military leaders, senior ones, 109 retired generals and admirals, saying that they too are concerned about her nomination. that is the sort of thing that tends to get senators attention. joining us now is one of the retired generals who signed this letter sent to the senate today. general irvine, thank you so much for giving us some of your time tonight. it s a pleasure to have you, sir. why did you sign this letter and what are your concerns? well, we have a number of concerns about this nomination. and probably the biggest is that ....
Other cabinet picks, the senate is expected to confirm mike pompeo as the next secretary of state. his nomination passed out of the committee today with a bit of rand paul-infused drama. he i insisted he had been a no way vote to the bitter end, no way no how, naturally rand paul ended up voting yes, which pretty much ends the drama over pompeo s nomination. but the confirmation of the president s pick to replace mike pompeo as head of the karim a, that is another one that may not go smoothly. gina haspel is the nominee. but her reported 1r06789 in the cia s torture program is turning into a serious issue, and just not democrats raising concerns. today senators received this letter signed by over 100 retired military leaders, senior ....
you need someone at the state department. there are big meetings and summits planned. there s a track record there as well as having been a member of congress. jeff, this is not the only confirmation they are facing. they have a tough cia confirmation. they have a vacancy there. she here s is controversial because of her past record after 9/11. she says obeying orders but carrying out other orders that were not approved in terms of the so called torture program. there s a lot of questions about that. that s going to be a tough one. that s certainly the case. that would have the backing they ....
That was taken from my school and turned into this torture program. greg, let me ask you about the state dinner taking place tomorrow, macron is going to be in washington and going to spend three days here. macron had interesting interactions with the president. pushing for u.s. to stay in the iran nuclear deal and convinced president trump to stay in syria after the president had expressed his desire to pull out of there. we know iran is threatening not so pleasant options so to speak if the u.s. withdraws. what kind of argument do you think he s going to make to president trump to convince him to stay in this deal? i think the europeans like it. it s working for them by all accounts, the iranians are abiding by the letter of the law. there are some things outside the deal, iranian behavior in the region what they are doing in throughout syria to iraq to yemen, to lebanon, you can raise ....