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Torture many years later. on both of those account, we have gotten no transparency and no further information from this nominee. she has been evasive and stonewalled on that. and i think it's an embarrassment for the senate to consider voting on a nominee when you don't have this basic level and knowledge of information about only two things we know about her. >> i will say jon tester, who is a democratic senator who is in a contested race in montana said he is not going vote for haspel. he said i'm not a huge fan of waterboarding. john mccain just released a statement from arizona where he is...

Whole other process to confirm someone new and we're already dealing with five or six slots that are trying to get filled high up in the government this . this is dragging down policies all over the place. >> i want to talk about gina haspel, because she's going through the confirmation process. is it too much to say that the president just wants to run things without anybody else having any say? does he enjoy dealing with the congress, or any checks and balances? would he be more comfortable if this was a dictatorship? >> i think it's more base to that. he doesn't put thought and vetting into...

It does injustice to her. she's a smart, savvy person. clearly she knew there were other avenue ps .this is the kind of thing that people do when they go on the hill and can't tell the truth. and so they dissemiable. and she dissembled today. and she may well end up as director of the cia. looks like she may end up with the votes. >> the goodwill she does seem to have with democrats comes from the obama administration apparently relying on her and welcoming her into their deliberations. i think the problem is her very public, and i think shameful role in the torture program.

Led by waterboarding, aka torture took place and played a direct role in destruction of videotapes showing cia agents torturing detainees. haspel said she would not bring the torture program back and she does not believe torture works. she also said she believes trump would never ask her to resume waterboarding. >> if the cia has a high value terrorism suspect in its kid and the president gave you a direct order to water board that suspect, what would you do? >> senator, i would advise -- i do not believe the president would ask me to do that. >> oh you don't? have you listened to the presiden...

When they go on the hill and can't tell the truth. and so they dissemiable. and she dissembled today. and she may well end up as director of the cia. looks like she may end up with the votes. >> the goodwill she does seem to have with democrats comes from the obama administration apparently relying on her and welcoming her into their deliberations. i think the problem is her very public, and i think shameful role in the torture program. >> thank you for joining us. we'll be right back. (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back?