the executive summary we saw yesterday suggests this goes as high as senior officials in the justice department, senior officials in the cia and perhaps even to some people in the white house. brooke, we may never know without this kind of prosecution and some kind of further investigation. you re right. josh earnest spoke suggesting a cleansing effect. you mentioned president obama and his stance on this. he talked about the cleansing effect from the torture report. here he was. certainly the release of this report is a critically important step because it demonstrates a commitment to transparency. it demonstrates a commitment to accountabilit accountability. president obama wants to look ahead and not focus on the past. can you get that cleansing effect josh was talking about without any prosecution and anyone going on trial? i think you can. a great example here is japanese-american internment camps from world war ii. most agree they were unlawful