controversy over enhanced interrogation. that has been litigated, we did that. there were no charges brought against these people. there were legal opinions brought down, i know people disagree, but since then, what has she done? she has been great. ed: we were on a war footing post 9/11, there were fears of more attacks coming. there was. she has been the deputy director for over a year. she has done a great job. she really does a lot of day-to-day management of the agency that mike pompeo, he is with the president, he has got to do other things. she is ready. no one disputes that you can step into this job on day one and do a good job. i think it was a good pick, and i think she should be confirmed. ed: i mentioned democrats, go to republicans. ron paul, also john mccain. john mccain says, the torture of detainees in u.s. custody is one of the darkest chapters in american history. ms. haspel needs to explain the nature and extent of her involvement in the cia s interrogation pr
this secret prison in thailand where there were brutal interrogation. it was one of the darkest chapters in american history. the senate must do its job in scrutinizing the record and involvement of gina haspel in this disgraceful program. i think she will still make the republican majority. and the elevation of senior members of these life staff, at the cia. george tenet being an example. a lot of times the political appointees don t last long and are bad for morale. she was also was implicated in an attempt to destroy tapes of waterboarding procedures. her role and responsibility is going to be vague.
foreign minister is on her way or will be tomorrow on her way to washington. she was supposed to meet with mr. tillerson. she ll now meet with the deputy secretary of state john sullivan, saying it is important at this time when you have two massive summits coming up, the north-korean summit, u.s.-north korean summit, to keep meeting despite personnel changes. dave? a massive agenda for mike pompeo. gina haspel stands to take over the agency. she s a 30-year agency vet and would be the first woman ever to lead the cia. key republican senators want answers about her role in the cia s interrogation and detention program. haspel ran a cia black site prison in thailand in 2002 and later played a role in the cia s destruction of tapes of the interrogations. senator john mccain, a former prisoner of war, says haspel needs to account for her role in what he calls one of the darkest chapters in american history. democratic senator dianne
she ll meet with a deputy secretary of state, john sullivan. the foreign ministry saying it s too important that this dialogue continues despite personnel changes. paula hancocks, thank you. cia deputy director gina haspel stands to take over the agency. she is a 30-year agency vet and will be the first woman ever to lead the cia. key republican senators want answers about her role in a cia s interrogation and detention program. haspel ran a cia black site prison in thailand in 2002 and later played a role in the cia s destruction of tapes of the interrogations. senator john mccain, a former prisoner of war, says haspel needs to account for her role in what he calls one of the darkest chapters in american history. democratic senator dianne feinstein praises her but says she ll wait until confirmation hearings to determine how to vote. haspel s nomination would be in jeopardy only if she loses republican support.
our work together as a member of the senate intelligence committee and mike as the cia director. we met gina haspel in some of our travels. i think she was a great chose for deputy and the universal respect she commands in the cia to include from some of the obama intelligence officials goes to show what good hands the cia will be in. dana: she will be the first woman to run the cia, which is quite a remarkable achievement. listen to me. this is something that senator john mccain put out earlier today in regards to her. she said the torture of detainees in the last decade is one of the darkest chapters in american history. miss haspel to explain the details during the confirmation process. it s inevitable that this topic will come up again even though i think that one, she ll have good answers for the questions, legality, i don t think is the question.