short, the ones who were involved in trying to convince haspel not to withdraw from the c confirmation process. reportedly trump is just going around kelly at this point, he s essentially just being ignored. i have interviewed every living cia director with the exception of tpompeo and there s tremendos support for gina. i think that pompeo thinks she would have his back, and i don t know how you feel about the so-called enhanced interrogation program, trump said he wanted to bring back waterboarding and much worse, but that s not going to happen on haspel s watch.
the question is president trump has said torture works and i d bring back waterboarding or worse. the litmus test for miss haas pel is if the president of the united states orders you to torture people, will you resign on principle or will you follow orders? tim, great to have you with me. tim weiner, the legacy of ashes. coming up in our next hour, we ll break down the timeline of the president, the porn star and the statements that got us to where we are today. we re an organic tea company. a premium juice company. a coconut water company. we ve got drinks for long days. for birthdays. for turning over new leaves. and we make them for every moment in every corner of the country. we are the coca-cola company,
ineffective and unreliable. and harmful to counterterrorism. we learned that bob mueller ended the fbi s participation in the interrogation of other cia detainees. because of the harsh torture methods they used. and because they were undermining the investigation. he pulled his people out. this is important because the issue of interrogation techniques isn t just something of the past. trump said that torture works, and he would immediately bring back waterboarding and much worse. so i m interested in knowing
and unreliable. and ultimately harmful to counterterrorism efforts. in fact, we learned that back in 2002 then fbi director bob mueller ended the fbi s part participation in cia detainees because of the harsh torture methods being used and because they were undermining the investigation. in fact, he pulled his people out. the issue of interrogation techniques is not just something of the past. in february of this past year then candidate trump claimed that torture works and has said that he would, immediate immediately bring back waterboarding and much worse. i am particularly interested in hearing more about the nominee s
details. what can you tell us about the mood at the pent goagon as they move forward? reporter: christine, at the pentag pentagon, a sense of things staying put for now. no significant changes to policies or authorities or missions. the fight against isis continues. the mission in afghanistan continues. no major shakeup. the sense is secretary mattis is taking his time to assess the situation to meet with commanders to talk to key allies and make his own assessment before any real changes are coming. as you know, president trump is due to visit the pentagon today and talk about the isis fight. there could be movement in that direction in the coming weeks and days. there hasn t been any direct orders for changes. that being said, there were some leaked executive orders that had policies that would have impacted the pentagon. one talking about bringing back waterboarding potentially and other techniques that are legally considered torture. one talking about the department